Table 1 Characteristics of Anopheles used to create databases and panels
From: New assessment of Anopheles vector species identification using MALDI-TOF MS
Species | Country | Source | Collection year, storage | Mean delay until analyses | No. males | No. females | No. engorged females | Anatomic part to be tested | Database number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anopheles gambiae | Kenya, Kisumu | Lab reared, IRDa Montpellier | 2015, − 80 °C | 1 year | 5 | 5 | 0 | Head, thorax, legs | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Anopheles funestus | Mali | Field caught | 2016, N2, then − 20 °C | 2 months | 0 | 5 | 0 | Head, thorax, legs | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Anopheles arabiensis | South Africa | Lab reared, University of Pretoria | 2018, silica gel, ambient T, then − 20 °C | 3 weeks | 2 | 3 | 0 | Head, thorax, legs | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Anopheles gambiae | Mali | Field caught | 2016, N2, then − 20 °C | 2 years | 5 | 5 | 1 | Head, thorax, legs | 2, 4 |
Anopheles arabiensis | Senegal | Field caught | 2018, silica gel, ambient T, then − 20 °C | 3 weeks | 5 | 5 | 0 | Head, thorax, legs | 3, 4 |
Anopheles gambiae | Mali | Field caught | 2016, N2, then − 20 °C | 2 months | 12 | 40 | 12 | Head, thorax, legs | Panel A |
Anopheles gambiae | Guinea | Field caught | 2019, silica gel, ambient T, then − 20 °C | 2 months | 0 | 40 | 6 | Head, thorax, legs | Panel B |