Table 3

Cohort life tables for Plasmodium vivax developing within Anopheles mosquitoes. Stage-specific densities and mortality coefficients (k-values) for each cohort are given, where:k-1 = log10(macrogametocyte) - log10(round stage);k-2 = log10(round stage) - log10(ookinete);k-3 = log10(ookinete) - log10(oocyst);K =k-1 +k-2 +k-3. Values in parentheses = antilogs of averaged k-values. For each Anopheles species, parasite values are ranked in descending order of macrogametocyte densities within the HIGH and LOW categories of infection intensity.

Vol.
Class
Macrogametocyte
k-1
Round stage
k-2
Ookinete
k-3
Oocyst
K


Anopheles dirus

11
HIGH
2978.0
*
3.23
1.96
32.69
1.40
1.30
3.36
15

1242.0
1.63
29.27
0.00
31.37
0.00
59.50
1.63
2

812.9
1.12
61.05
0.21
37.69
0.35
17.00
1.68
5

416.3
*
42.39
0.33
192.58
0.65
42.70
0.98
6

358.6
1.38
15.08
0.17
10.15
0.63
2.40
2.18
1

332.8
1.44
12.20
0.00
13.43
0.00
25.10
1.44
13

277.7
0.85
39.33
0.52
11.88
0.77
2.00
2.14
3

233.3
1.37
10.02
0.00
14.03
0.00
85.80
1.37
14

96.1
*
6.71
0.77
16.20
0.00
61.70
0.77
12

56.6
1.20
3.54
0.08
2.96
0.00
10.60
1.28
8
LOW
804.4
2.15
5.70
0.77
0.15
0.06
0.00
2.98
7

165.5
0.93
19.63
1.17
1.32
0.25
0.30
2.35
10

138.8
2.06
0.23
0.09
0.00
0.00
0.10
2.15
4

101.8
1.58
2.70
0.34
1.23
0.14
0.60
2.06
9

34.7
1.54
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.54

Average Losses
1.44 (27-fold)
0.43 (3-fold)
0.28 (2-fold)
1.86 (72-fold)


Anopheles minimus

15
HIGH
485.9
1.57
12.96
0.18
8.57
0.00
10.7
1.75
2

318.0
0.97
33.91
0.34
15.48
ND
ND†
ND
13

108.6
0.43
40.54
0.67
8.66
1.34
0.4
2.44
14

37.6
0.67
8.06
0.00
11.17
0.40
4.4
1.07
12

22.2
0.83
3.32
0.52
1.00
0.19
0.3
1.54
8
LOW
314.7
1.60
7.89
0.70
0.76
0.25
0
2.55
7

64.8
0.35
29.18
0.83
4.32
0.64
0
1.82
10

54.3
1.73
0.00
0.00
0.00
ND
ND
ND
9

13.6
1.03
0.37
0.14
0.00
0.00
0
1.17

Average Losses
1.02 (10 -fold)
0.33 (2-fold)
0.40 (2-fold)
1.76 (58-fold)


Anopheles sawadwongporni

15
HIGH
518.3
1.51
15.92
0.34
7.26
0.58
1.9
2.43
2

339.2
1.00
34.23
0.54
9.98
ND
ND
ND
13

115.9
1.35
5.13
0.56
1.42
ND
ND
ND
3

97.4
1.08
8.08
0.24
4.67
ND
ND
ND
14

40.1
0.67
8.61
0.04
7.82
1.05
0.7
1.76
12

23.6
1.15
0.76
0.18
0.15
0.06
0
1.39
8
LOW
335.7
2.48
0.12
0.05
0.00
ND -
ND
ND

Average Losses
1.27 (19-fold)
0.38 (2-fold)
0.35 (2-fold)
1.83 (68-fold)

* Not calculated because round stages were obviously under-sampled (note corresponding ookinete densities). Corresponding k-2 mortalities were therefore calculated as log10(macrogametocyte) – log10 (ookinete).

† ND = not determined due to insufficient numbers of mosquitoes available.

Zollner et al. Malaria Journal 2006 5:68   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-5-68

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