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Table 1 Mosquito densities in Kintampo from CDC light trap catches

From: Patterns and seasonality of malaria transmission in the forest-savannah transitional zones of Ghana

PERIOD (Nov 2003 - Nov 2004)
  An. gambiae An. funestus An. rufipes Culex Aedes
Mean catch per night 3.16 10.42 0.56 15.33 0.30
Maximum per catch 129 1,040 42 1,311 36
Total (19,771) a 2099 6922 370 10178 202
% 10.62 35.01 1.87 51.48 1.02
PERIOD (Dec 2004 - Nov 2005)
  An. gambiae An. funestus An. rufipes Culex Aedes
Mean catch per night 1.16 3.81 0.16 4.44 0.49
Maximum per catch 64 360 14 247 102
Total (3,571) b 413 1352 57 1576 173
% 11.57 37.86 1.60 44.13 4.84
  1. Superscripts a, b are totals of all species of mosquito collections in (2003-2004) and (2004-2005) respectively
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