Table 1 Formulas used to calculate the entomological parameters
Entomological parameters | Formula |
|---|---|
Densities of female mosquitoes per room | Total number of collected mosquitoes/total number of rooms |
Human blood index | (Total number of positive in ELISA for human blood/total number of tested mosquitoes) × 100 |
Human biting rates (HLC) | Total number of collected mosquitoes/(total number of volunteers x number of rounds) |
Human biting rates (PSC) | Total number of freshly fed mosquitoes/number of residents that have slept in the rooms the previous night |
Sporozoite infection rate in mosquitoes | (Total positive in ELISA/total tested) × 100 |
Entomological Inoculation Rates (HLC and PSC) | HBR × (Total positive in ELISA/total tested) |