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Table 5 Best-fit generalized mixed effects model (binomial) of variables that influenced blood digestion

From: Fipronil and ivermectin treatment of cattle reduced the survival and ovarian development of field-collected Anopheles albimanus in a pilot trial conducted in northern Belize

Fixed effects

Groups

Estimate

SE

p-value

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Intercept

 

2.181

0.486

< 0.0001

8.852 (7.900, 9.804)

Treatment

Control (n = 196)

–

–

–

–

Fipronil (n = 185)

1.595

1.100

0.147

3.781 (2.772, 7.085)

Ivermectin (n = 91)

− 1.661

0.534

0.0019

0.201 (− 0.856, 1.236)

Day after treatment

 

0.114

0.053

0.0318

1.121 (1.017, 1.225)

  1. Model: BMneg ~ Treatment + DayAfterTreatment + (1|CowID) where the fixed effects were ‘Treatment’ (n = total number of mosquitoes dissected per treatment group) and ‘Day After Treatment’. The random effect was ‘CowID’ (i.e., the six individual heifers)
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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