Research Article

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

Table 2

Continuation of Table 1.

RatesDENV-2DENV-3
7-DPI114-DPI121-DPI1 value2 value3n7-DPI114-DPI121-DPI1 value2 value3

IR2408 (9.2%)19 (22%)11 (16%)0.0610.22492 (2.2%)15 (17%)9 (13%)0.0050.019
DIR381 (12%)9 (47%)8 (73%)0.0340.14260 (0%)5 (33%)4 (44%)0.7>0.9
TR180 (0%)3 (33%)4 (50%)0.8>0.990 (NA%)0 (0%)1 (25%)0.4>0.9
TE2400 (0%)3 (3.5%)4 (5.9%)0.0580.22490 (0%)0 (0%)1 (1.4%)0.3>0.9

1 (%).2Pearson’s chi-squared test; Fisher’s exact test. 3Bonferroni correction for multiple testing. IR: infection rate (number of infected bodies/number tested); DR: dissemination rate (number of infected legs/number of infected bodies); TR: transmission rate (number of infected saliva/number of infected legs); TE: transmission efficiency (number of infected saliva/total number tested).