Table 5 Relationship between altitude, life expectation of the potential malaria vectors and malaria stability
Study sites of the altitudinal transect | Anopheline species | Median length of the gonotrophic cycle (x) (Range) | Daily survival rates (p) / Life expectancies (EL) | Human blood rate (HR) / Anthropo-philic index (a) | Malaria stability index (St) a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Djuttitsa (1965 m) | An funestus | - | - / - | - / - | - |
An gambiae | 6.5 (6-7) | - / - | 47.4% / - | - | |
An hancocki | 4.5 (4 - 5) | - / - | 10.5% / - | - | |
Total | 5.5 (4 - 7) | - / - | 57.9% / - | - | |
Dschang (1400 m) | An funestus | 4.5 (4 - 5) | 0.90 / 9.49 | 4.7% / 0.010 | 0.09 |
An gambiae | 3.5 (3 - 4) | 0.89 / 8.58 | 81.2% / 0.232 | 1.99 | |
An hancocki | 3 (2.5 - 3.5) | - / - | - / - | - | |
Total | 4 (3 - 5) | 0.90 / 9.49 | 85.9% / 0.215 | 2.04 | |
Santchou (750 m) | An funestus | 3.5 (3 - 4) | 0.90 / 9.49 | 1.7% / 0.005 | 0.05 |
An gambiae | 2.5 (2 - 3) | 0.89 / 8.58 | 95.1% / 0.380 | 3.28 | |
An hancocki | - | - / - | - / - | - | |
Total | 3 (2 - 4) | 0.91 / 10.60 | 96.8% / 0.323 | 3.43 |