Table 4 Plasmodium falciparum CSP(*) rate and Entomological Inoculation Rate (EIR) in Goulmoun (July 2006 – June 2007).
From: Malaria vectors and transmission dynamics in Goulmoun, a rural city in south-western Chad
Mosquito species | No. of mosquitoes | No. CSP positive | % CSP positive (95% CI) | Average Human Biting Rate (No. bites/man/night) | Average number of bites from infected anophelines per man | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
per night | per year | |||||
An. arabiensis | 7,363 | 103 | 1.4 (1.13–1.67) | 51.1 | 0.72 | 263 |
An. funestus | 218 | 3 | 1.4 (0.03–5.45) | 1.5 | 0.02 | 7.7 |
An. pharoensis | 1,796 | 15 | 0.8 (0.41–1.26) | 12.5 | 0.10 | 38.1 |
An. ziemanni | 191 | 1 | 0.5 (0.00–3.77) | 1.3 | 0.01 | 2.5 |