Table 5

Per capita production of Plasmodium vivax sporozoites and subsequent invasion efficiency into mosquito salivary glands.

Volunteer

Geometric Mean Oocyst Density (days 7–12)

Sporozoites Produced per Oocyst (days 12–18)

Proportion of Sporozoites Invading the Salivary Glands (days 12–18)

Anopheles dirus

17

42

310

0.613

18

5

668

0.791

19

2

350

0.742

20

3

169

0.840

Average ± SD

422 ± 212

0.749 ± 0.085

Anopheles minimus

16

30

664

0.590

18

2

784

0.826

Average ± SD

724 ± 85

0.708 ± 0.167

Overall average sporozoite production for both mosquito species combined = 508 ± 230 sporozoite/oocyst. Overall proportion of sporozoites entering salivary glands = 0.737 ± 0.099.

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