Transmission Attributes of Periurban Malaria in Lusaka, Zambia, Precedent to the Integrated Vector Management Strategy: An Entomological Input

Table 1

Entomological survey data.

Breeding sites, larval densities and ratios
Habitat type	Transient	Semipermanent	Permanent	Total
Abundance	6 (43%)	5 (36%)	3 (21%)	14
Larvae collected	1213 (66%)	508 (28%)	119 (6%)	1840
Anophelenes	212 (17.5%)	161 (31.7%)	30 (25%)	403
Culicines	1001 (82.5%)	347 (68.3%)	89 (75%)	1437
An-Cul ratio	0.21	0.46	0.34
Larvae/250 mL	70	45	20
Vector molecular identification
	Kalikiliki		Chazanga
An. gambiae ss.	11 (58%)		7 (37%)
An. arabiensis	0		1 (5%)