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Field-collection data and infection rates in dissected (parous and nulliparous) mosquitoes |
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| Collection sites |
Collection dates |
Number stations |
% station with Ap |
Capture rate * |
Number captured Ap |
Number dissected Ap |
% parous in dissected Ap |
Infection rate ** |
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| Afareaitu |
Oct. 03 |
11 |
60% |
0.2 |
60 |
60 |
77% |
7 % [1–13] |
| Nov. 03 |
19 |
100% |
1.6 |
890 |
216 |
94% |
8 % [5–12] |
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| Apr.04 |
19 |
80% |
0.4 |
337 |
0 |
nd |
nd |
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| Haumi |
Nov. 03 |
10 |
100% |
2.4 |
724 |
179 |
97% |
2 % [0–4] |
| Maatea |
Oct. 03 |
10 |
100% |
0.7 |
212 |
212 |
43% |
3 % [1–6] |
| Nov. 03 |
15 |
100% |
4.2 |
1899 |
478 |
97% |
1 % [0–2] |
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| Apr.04 |
15 |
70% |
0.8 |
478 |
0 |
nd |
nd |
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| Teavaro |
Nov. 03 |
9 |
100% |
0.5 |
272 |
67 |
94% |
3% [0–7] |
| Vaiare |
Oct. 03 |
8 |
50% |
0.1 |
22 |
22 |
82% |
4,5% [0–13] |
| Nov. 03 |
13 |
100% |
0.9 |
342 |
81 |
99% |
6 % [1–11] |
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| Apr.04 |
13 |
60% |
0.3 |
166 |
0 |
nd |
nd |
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* capture rate is obtained by dividing the number of minutes spent in catching effort into the number of mosquitoes caught during that time ** percentage of mosquitoes carrying W. bancrofti larvae (microfilaria, L1, L2 or L3) [95% confidence interval] | ||||||||
Plichart et al. Filaria Journal 2006 5:2 doi:10.1186/1475-2883-5-2 |
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