Research Article

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

Table 2

Proportions of An. gambiae and An. funestus fed on each vertebrate host in Daga Ndoup, Keur Samba Guèye, and Toubanding among resting mosquitoes.

Species VillagesNumberVertebrate hosts (%) Mixed
identifiedHumanBovineOvineEquine

Daga Ndoup21262.6
55.6–69.1
27.2
21.4–33.8
0
10.3
6.7–15.3
8
5.1–12.5
An. gambiae Keur Samba Guèye7265.2
53.1–75.5
31.8
21.8–43.8
0
3
0.8–10.4
8.3
3.9–17
Toubanding10148.3
38.1–58.6
42.5
32.7–753
1.1
0.2–6.2
8
3.9–15.7
13.9
8.4–21.9

Daga Ndoup11000000
An. funestus Keur Samba Guèye
Toubanding2724
11.5–43.4
72
52.4–85.7
0
4
0.7–19.5
7.4
2.1–23.4

: 95% confidence interval.