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Mortality rates scored for An. gambiae, An. arabiensis and Cx. quinquefasciatus induced by 500 mg/m2 for each of standard repellent Citronella and two extracts of Ocimum suave (OS) and Ocimum kilimandscharicum (OK). |
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| Test |
An. gambiae (N = 100) |
An. arabiensis (N = 100) |
Cx. quinquefasciatus (N = 100) |
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| Product |
% Mortality |
P-value* |
% Mortality |
P-value* |
% Mortality |
P-value* |
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| Citronella |
63 |
0.000 |
69 |
0.000 |
65 |
0.000 |
| OS |
50 |
0.009 |
58 |
0.001 |
67 |
0.039 |
| OK |
47 |
0.001 |
52 |
0.040 |
65 |
0.001 |
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*The paired samples T-test was used to calculate the p-values. | ||||||
Kweka et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:152 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-152 |
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