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Table 3 Sporozoite rates of P. falciparum, P. vivax and Plasmodium in general in samples of Anopheles species 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

Vector

P. falciparum

n (S)

P. vivax

n (S)

Plasmodium

n (S)

Total tested mosquitoes

Megiar

An. farauti s.s

2 (0.0044)

2 (0.0044)

4 (0.0088)

453

 

An. koliensis

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

20

Mirap

An. bancroftii

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2

 

An. farauti s.s

4 (0.0084)

2 (0.0042)

6 (0.0126)

477

 

An. koliensis

17 (0.0175)

1 (0.001)

18 (0.0186)

970

 

An. longirostris

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

46

Bulal

An. farauti s.s

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

6

 

An. koliensis

2 (0.0286)

0 (0)

2 (0.0286)

70

 

An. punctulatus s.s

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

10

Wasab

An. farauti s.s

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

31

 

An. koliensis

2 (0.003)

0 (0)

2 (0.003)

669

 

An. longirostris

0 (0)

1 (0.0909)

1 (0.0909)

11

 

An. punctulatus s.s

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

169

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