Research Article

Vector Competence of a Coastal Population of Aedes aegypti for Dengue 2 and 3 Virus Serotypes in Kenya

Table 1

Infection, dissemination, and transmission rates of mosquitoes orally exposed to dengue virus 2 and 3.

Rates71421
DENV-2DENV-3 value2 value3DENV-2DENV-3 value4 value3DENV-2DENV-3 value4 value3

IR8 (9.2%)2 (2.2%)0.0550.1119 (22%)15 (17%)0.3>0.911 (16%)9 (13%)0.6>0.9
DIR1 (12%)0 (0%)>0.9>0.99 (47%)5 (33%)0.4>0.98 (73%)4 (44%)0.4>0.9
TR0 (0%)0 (NA%)3 (33%)0 (0%)0.3>0.94 (50%)1 (25%)0.6>0.9
TE0 (0%)0 (0%)3 (3.5%)0 (0%)0.110.44 (5.9%)1 (1.4%)0.20.8

1 (%). 2Fisher’s exact test. 3Bonferroni correction for multiple testing. 4Pearson’s chi-squared test. Fisher’s exact test.