Table 1 Susceptibility of Anopheles darlingi and Anopheles deaneorum to Plasmodium vivax
| Species | Number of P. vivax isolates | Engorged/ Number of mosquitoes (%) | Positive for oocyst/Midgut dissected (%) | P value (Chi–square) | Median oocyst (Min–Max) | P value (Mann–Whitney test) | Number of salivary gland dissected | Median sporozoites (Min–Max) | P value (Mann–Whitney test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paired feedings | |||||||||
| An. darligi | 1281/1477 (86.73) | 308/445 (69.21) | 7 0.5 (1–281) | 411 | 1840 (80 − 37,800) | ||||
| vs. | 17* | < 0.0001 | 0.0011 | < 0.0001 | |||||
| An. deaneorum | 862/1461 (59.00) | 81/239 (33.89) | 4.0 (1–224) | 201 | 400 (80 − 13,333) |