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Table 2 Malaria transmission expressed in terms of Entomological Inoculation Rate (EIR) in An. coluzzii and An. gambiae in Alibori and Donga

From: Blood feeding behaviour comparison and contribution of Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae, two sibling species living in sympatry, to malaria transmission in Alibori and Donga region, northern Benin, West Africa

Regions

Species

 

Dry season (May–Jun–Jan–Feb)

p-value

Rainy season (Jul–Aug–Oct)

p-value

Total

P-value

Alibori

An. gambiae

Thorax

12

0.125

362

0.016

374

0.0043

Thorax+

1

25

26

Is (%)

8.33

6.91

6.95

ma/month

3.21

113.12

53.94

EIR/month

0.27

7.81

3.74

An. coluzzii

Thorax

135

446

581

Thorax+

6

46

52

Is (%)

4.44

10.31

8.95

ma/month

36.16

139.37

83.79

EIR/month

1.61

14.37

7.49

Donga

An. gambiae

Thorax

147

0.03

846

0.000054

993

0.000084

Thorax+

3

84

87

Is (%)

2.04

9.93

8.76

ma/month

1.31

264.37

143.22

EIR/month

0.810

26.25

12.54

An. coluzzii

Thorax

214

257

471

Thorax+

12

24

36

Is (%)

5.607

9.339

7.643

ma/month

57.32

80.31

67.93

EIR/month

3.20

7.50

5.19

  1. Italic values indicate significance of p value (p < 0.05)
  2. p = p-value of comparison of CircumSporozoite (CS) antigen index for Plasmodium falciparum of An. gambiae and An. coluzzii
  3. Jun June, Jul July, Aug August, Oct October, Jan January, Feb February