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Table 7 Light trap collection of lymphatic filariasis vectors in the community study

From: Urban lymphatic filariasis in the metropolis of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Ward

No. trap nightsa

Species

No. caught

No. caught/trap night

No. dissected

No. infected

   

Total

Dead

Alive

   

Mchikichini

71

An. gambiae

1

1

0

-

0

0

An. funestus

0

0

0

-

0

0

Cx. quinq.

4420

2561

1859

-

1631b

1c

All

4421

2562

1859

62.3

1631

1

Vingunguti

69

An. gambiae

0

0

0

-

0

0

An. funestus

0

0

0

-

0

0

Cx. quinq.

2939

1827

1112

-

1054b

0

All

2939

1827

1112

42.6

1054

0

Ukonga

70

An. gambiae

2

2

0

-

0

0

An. funestus

0

0

0

-

0

0

Cx. quinq.

3733

2274

1459

-

1456b

0

All

3735

2276

1459

53.4

1456

0

Chanika

68

An. gambiae

102

62

40

-

40

0

An. funestus

10

7

3

-

3

0

Cx. quinq.

889

548

341

-

336b

0

All

1001

617

384

14.7

379

0

Total

-

An. gambiae

105

65

40

-

40

0

An. funestus

10

7

3

-

5

0

Cx. quinq.

11981

7210

4771

-

4477b

1

  

All

12096

7282

4814

43.5

4522

1

  1. Mosquitoes were trapped in houses in the four wards in Ilala District, Dar es Salaam.
  2. a) Few times inhabitants were not at home on trapping nights.
  3. b) 63.8%, 60.3%, 57.3% and 62.2% were nulliparous (had not yet taken a blood meal) in Mchikichini, Vingunguti, Ukonga and Chanika, respectively (overall 60.8%).
  4. c) One mosquito had one L1 and one L2 larvae.