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Table 6 Spearman correlation coefficient (ρ) assessing the relationship between monthly vectorial capacity (C) and human biting rate (HLC) calculated from the C values for P. falciparum and P. vivax a

From: Vectorial capacities for malaria in eastern Amazonian Brazil depend on village, vector species, season, and parasite species

Species

Santo Antônio

São João

São Raimundo

falciparum

vivax

falciparum

vivax

falciparum

vivax

An. darlingi

0.737

0.797

0.762

0.778

0.779

0.804

An. marajoara

0.867

0.886

–

–

0.156

0.369

An. nuneztovari

0.797

0.567

0.454

0.537

0.587

0.635

An. triannulatus

–

–

0.731

0.767

–

–

An. intermedius

0.367

0.452

–

–

–

–

  1. a Correlation coefficient (ρ30, p < 0.05), except for An. marajoara with P. falciparum in São Raimundo (ρ30, p = 0.40) and An. intermedius with P. falciparum in Santo Antônio (ρ29, p = 0.051)
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