Table 4 |
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Plasmodium falciparum CSP(*) rate and Entomological Inoculation Rate (EIR) in Goulmoun (July 2006 – June 2007). |
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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 |
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per night |
per year |
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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 |
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(*) circumsporozoite protein |
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Kerah-Hinzoumbé et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009 9:71 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-9-71 |
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