Table 1 Infectivity of An. funestus ss and An. coluzzii from Kpome to Plasmodium species (falciparum, ovale, vivax and malariae)
Infectivity using the Taqman protocol | Infectivity of An. funestus using the nested PCR protocol | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Locality | Species | Tested F0 | +ve P. fal | +ve P. ovm | +ve P. fal & P. ovm | Total no. of infected Anopheles with Taqman (% positivity) | Total no. of infected An. funestus using nested PCR (12 out the 17 to Taqman) | +ve P. fal | +ve P. ov | +ve P. viv | +ve P. mal |
Kpome | An. funestus (s.s.) | 93 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 ± 7.85 (18) | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kpome | An. coluzzii | 93 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 ± 6.83 (13) | – | – | – | – | – |