Table 2 Membrane feeding assays
Study site | Season | Number of participants | Number of mosquitoes dissected | Number of infectious individuals | Number of infected mosquitoes | Number of mosquitoes dissected per participanta | Proportion of infected mosquitoes per participantb | Median oocyst count (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burkina Faso | Dry | 198 | 17,231 | 14 | 110 | 91 (79–97) | 0.04 (0.01–0.27) | 2 (1–22) |
Wet | 196 | 7749 | 13 | 121 | 41 (35–46) | 0.23 (0.02–0.50) | 3 (1–71) | |
Mbita, Kenya | Dry | 202 | 7071 | 7 | 28 | 30 (28–49) | 0.02 (0.02–0.57) | 4 (1–197) |
Wet | 200 | 6842 | 2 | 5 | 30 (27–46) | 0.07, 0.8 | 2 (1–4) | |
Kilifi, Kenya | Dry | 139 | 3046 | 0 | 0 | 17 (11–31) | – | – |
Wet | 274 | 7716 | 3 | 4 | 28 (19–35) | 0.04 (0.03–0.07) | 2 (1–4) |
