Table 2 Characteristics details of mosquitoes exposed for membrane feeding assay in East Shewa Zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia
Characteristics | Frequency |
|---|---|
Age (days) range of exposed mosquitoes (Mean ± SD) | 2–8 (4.45 ± 1.27) |
Average starvation period(h) ± SD (range) | 12 ± 3.63 (4–20) |
Total number of exposed mosquitoes | 8300 |
Average number of exposed mosquitoes | 160 (ranged 40 to 550) per experiment |
% (no. with characteristic/no. tested) of: mosquito blood feeding rates | 63.3% (5257/8300) |
Infectious individuals | 77.3% (34/44) |
Infected mosquitoes | 32.6% (296/907) |