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Table 3 Abundance of primary (An. arabiensis) and secondary [An. pharoensis, An. zeimanni, An. funestus (s.l.)] malaria vectors collected indoors and outdoors at different times of the night in Edo Kontola village, Ethiopia

From: Human-biting activities of Anopheles species in south-central Ethiopia

Anopheles species

Venue

Early evening

(19:00–22:00 h)

n (%)

Night

(22:00–05:00 h)

n (%)

Early morning

(05:00–06:00 h)

n (%)

Whole night

(19:00–06:00 h)

n (%)

Primary vector

Indoor

122 (14.4)

233 (27.6)

20 (2.4)

375 (44.4)

Outdoor

227 (26.8)

216 (25.6)

27 (3.2)

470 (55.6)

Secondary vectors

Indoor

208 (8.1)

196 (7.6)

19 (0.7)

423 (16.5)

Outdoor

1,014 (39.6)

996 (38.8)

130 (5.1)

2,140 (83.5)

  1. Percentages were calculated as the number of mosquito catches by HLC, either indoor or outdoor, divided by the number of indoor and outdoor combined catches