Differential susceptibilities of Anopheles albimanus and Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes to ivermectin

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Comparative toxicities of ivermectin to Anopheles mosquitoes when ingested (oral LC₅₀) or injected (parenteral LC₅₀)

Species	Oral LC₅₀ (95% CL)	Parenteral 3-day LC₅₀ (95% CL)	Citation
An. arabiensis	7.9 (6.2, 9.9) at 9 days post-feed	–	[14]
An. stephensi	7.0 (5.2, 8.6) at 4 days post-feed	48.8 (42.6, 56.9)	present study
An. minimus	16.3 (11.6, 19.4) at 7 days post-feed	–	[15]
An. gambiae s.l.	19.8 (± 2.8) at 9 days post-feed	–	[11]
An. gambiae s.s.	22.4 (18.0, 26.9) at 5 days post-feed	–	[12]
An. campestris	26.4 (21.9, 30.5) at 7 days post-feed	–	[15]
An. sawadwongporni	26.9 (24.8, 28.8) at 7 days post-feed	–	[15]
An. dirus	55.6 (52.3, 59.1) at 7 days post-feed	–	[15]
An. aquasalis	47.0 (44.7, 49.4) at 5 days post-feed	–	[16]
An. albimanus	1468.0 (1153.5, 1965.5) at 4 days post-feed	187.9 (136.2, 239.0)	present study
An. darlingi	43.2 (37.5, 48.6) at 7 days post-feed	–	[17]

LC₅₀ values are expressed as ng/ml. Italic text indicates data resulting from the present study

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