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Table 3 Annual EIR estimation based on CDC-LT and PSC catches for An. arabiensis, An. funestus s.s and An. rufipes mosquitoes

From: Anopheles rufipes implicated in malaria transmission both indoors and outdoors alongside Anopheles funestus and Anopheles arabiensis in rural south-east Zambia

Method

Species

# assayed

Sporozoite positive

Proportion of mosquitoes infected (SIR)

EIR (ib/p/yr)

CDC-LT Indoors

An. funestus group

179

2

0.01

4.44

An. gambiae s.l

91

1

0.01

1.15

An. rufipes

6

1

0.17

1.20

CDC-LT Outdoors

An. funestus group

83

3

0.04

7.19

An. gambiae s.l

83

0

0.00

0.0

An. rufipes

27

2

0.07

4.31

PSC

An. funestus group

98

4

0.05

1.19