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Table 2 Human blood positivity in PSC Anopheles species

From: Preliminary survey on Anopheles species distribution in Botswana shows the presence of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus complexes

District of collection

Village

Human biting

An. arabiensis (% of human DNA positivity)

An. quadriannulatus (% of human DNA positivity)

An. longipalpis type C (% of human DNA positivity)

An. parensis (% of human DNA positivity)

Okavango

Mohembo East

37.5

–

–

0.0

Mohembo West

33.3

–

–

–

Mogotho

100.0

–

–

–

Ngami

Ditshiping

9.5

–

0.0

0.0

Shorobe

0.0

–

0.0

27.3

Chobe

Mabele

6.1

0.0

–

–

Boteti

Motopi

50.0

–

0

–

Tutume

Nata

25.0

–

–

–

Bobirwa

Mathathane

0.0

0.0

–

–

Kweneng West

Khudumelapye

20.0

0.0

–

–

Total number of mosquitoes identified

 

148

5

32

16