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Table 3 Plasmodium falciparum positivity rate 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

Pf infection rate

An. arabiensis (% of Plasmodium falciparum DNA positivity)

An. quadriannulatus (% of P. falciparum DNA positivity)

An. longipalpis type C (% of P. falciparum DNA positivity)

An. parensis (% of P. falciparum DNA positivity)

Okavango

Mohembo East

0.0

–

–

0.0

Mohembo West

0.0

–

–

–

Mogotho

0.0

–

–

–

Ngami

Ditshiping

0.0

–

0.0

0.0

Shorobe

0.0

–

0.0

0.0

Chobe

Mabele

3.0 (1 out of 33)

0.0

–

–

Boteti

Motopi

0.0

–

0.0

–

Tutume

Nata

0.0

–

–

–

Bobirwa

Mathathane

0.0

0.0

–

–

Kweneng West

Khudumelapye

2.5 (1 out of 40)

0.0

–

–

Total

 

148

5

32

16