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Table 2 Sporozoite rates of P. falciparum, P. vivax and Plasmodium in general in samples of Anopheles mosquitoes in general in each village

From: Vector composition, abundance, biting patterns and malaria transmission intensity in Madang, Papua New Guinea: assessment after 7 years of an LLIN-based malaria control programme

Village

P. falciparum

n (S)

P. vivax

n (S)

Plasmodium

n (S)

Total tested mosquitoes

Megiar

2 (0.0042)

2 (0.0042)

4 (0.0084)

473

Mirap

21 (0.014)

3 (0.0020)

24 (0.016)

1495

Bulal

2 (0.0233)

0 (0)

2 (0.0233)

86

Wasab

2 (0.0023)

1 (0.0011)

3 (0.0034)

880

  1. Values outside parentheses are number of sporozoite positive mosquitoes and inside parentheses are the sporozoite rates (S)