Table 3

Origin of blood meals and human blood index (HBI) of mosquitoes collected indoors at Bufundi and Kebisoni, Uganda, and Sengera and Kilibwoni, Kenya.

Site
Vector species
No. tested
Human
Bovine
Goat
Unknown
HBI*

Bufundi
An. gambiae s.s.
3
2
0
1
0
0.67

Kebisoni
An. gambiae s.s.
114
89
2
1
22
0.78

An. arabiensis
3
1
0
0
2
0.33

An. funestus
9
5
0
0
4
0.56

Kilibwoni
An. gambiae s.s.
12
7
0
3
2
0.58

An. arabiensis
18
3
9
4
2
0.17

An. funestus
1
0
0
0
1
0.00

Sengera
An. gambiae s.s.
16
9
0
1
6
0.56

An. arabiensis
2
1
0
0
1
0.50

An. funestus
1
1
0
0
0
1.00

Total
An. gambiae s.s.
145
107
2
6
30
0.74

An. arabiensis
23
5
9
4
5
0.22

An. funestus
11
6
0
0
5
0.55

*HBI = Human Blood Index

Kristan et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:231   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-231

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