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Table 4 Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite positive rates for An. gambiae and An. funestus collected by human landing catch in seven sentinel sites of DRC

From: Nationwide insecticide resistance status and biting behaviour of malaria vector species in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Sentinel site

Province

Species

Number tested

Number sporozoite positive

% Sporozoite positive (95% CI)

Kabondo

Tshopo

An. gambiae

219

8

3.7 (1.2–6.1)

Lodja

Sankuru

An. gambiae

307

9

2.9 (1.0–4.8)

An. funestus

24

0

0

Kingasani

Kinshasa

An. gambiae

324

15

4.6 (2.3–6.9)

Mikalayi

Lulua

An. gambiae

330

17

5.2 (2.8–7.5)

An. funestus

149

3

2.0 (0.1–4.3)

Kalemie

Tanganyika

An. gambiae

203

13

6.4 (3.0–9.8)

An. funestus

9

1

11.1 (0.1–31.6)

Kapolowe

Haut Katanga

An. gambiae

127

8

6.3 (2.1–10.5)

An. funestus

50

4

8.0 (0.5–15.5)

Katana

Sud Kivu

An. gambiae

351

10

2.8 (1.1–4.6)

An. funestus

70

2

2.9 (0.1–6.8)

Total

An. gambiae

1861

80

4.3 (3.4–5.2)

An. funestus

302

10

3.3 (1.3–5.3)