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Table 4 Sporozoite rates disaggregated by vector species and spray status from 2017 sampling

From: Malaria vector species composition and entomological indices following indoor residual spraying in regions bordering Lake Victoria, Tanzania

Mosquito species

Spray status

No. of samples analyzed

Number sporozoite positive

Sporozoite rate % (95% CI)

P-value

An. gambiae s.s

Sprayed

118

3

2.5 (0.5–7.2)

0.876

Unsprayed

177

5

2.8 (0.9–6.5)

An. arabiensis

Sprayed

1924

16

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

0.003

Unsprayed

1442

29

2.0 (1.3–2.9)

An. funestus s.s

Sprayed

108

3

2.8 (0.6–7.9)

0.480

Unsprayed

630

27

4.3 (2.8–6.2)

An. parensis

Sprayed

362

4

1.1 (0.3–2.8)

0.840

Unsprayed

73

1

1.4 (0.03–7.4)