Research Article

Malaria Transmission Pattern in an Area Selected for Clinical Trials in the Sudanian Area of Senegal (West Africa)

Table 4

Mean infection rate calculated by ELISA for P. falciparum for An. gambiae, An. funestus, and An. pharoensis in Daga Ndoup, Keur Samba Guèye, and Toubanding.

VillagesSpeciesHBR (b/p/n)CSPR (%)EIR (Ib/p/n)

An. funestus 0.0200
Daga NdoupAn. gambiae 1.211.72 (0.3–9.13)0.02 (0.004–0.11)
An. pharoensis 000

An. funestus 0.0600
Keur Samba GuèyeAn. gambiae 1.981.05 (0.19–5.72)0.02 (0.004–0.11)
An. pharoensis 0.0200

An. funestus 1.293.23 (0.89–11.03)0.04 (0.01–0.14)
ToubandingAn. gambiae 52.50 (1.15–5.35)0.13 (0.006–0.27)
An. pharoensis 0.1700

HBR: human-biting rate.
CSPR: circumsporozoite rate.
EIR: entomological inoculation rate.
Ib/p/n: infective bites per person per night.
: 95% confidence interval.