Table 3 |
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Comparison of Olyset and alphacypermethrin treated nets against Anopheles funestus in experimental huts. |
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| Untreated net |
New alphacypermethrin |
1.5 year alphacypermethrin |
New Olyset |
7 year Olyset |
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| Total females caught |
315 |
211 |
291 |
222 |
214 |
| Females caught/night |
5.2a |
3.5b |
4.8ab |
3.7b |
3.6b |
| % Inside net |
5.7 |
0 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
| % In veranda and exit traps (95% C.I.) |
91.4a (88.3 – 94.5) |
99.5b (98.6 – 100.4) |
96.2c (94.0 – 98.4) |
92.8ac (89.4 – 96.2) |
95.3ac (92.5 – 98.2) |
| % Insecticide induced exophily |
- |
94.2 |
55.8 |
16.3 |
45.3 |
| % Blood fed (95% C.I.) |
32.4a (27.2 – 37.6) |
10.0b (5.9 – 14.0) |
29.2a (24.0 – 34.4) |
16.2b (11.4 – 21.1) |
36.0a (30.0 – 42.4) |
| % Blood feeding inhibition |
- |
69.3 |
9.9 |
49.9 |
0 |
| % Mortality (95% C.I.) |
7.9a (4.9 – 10.9) |
70.6bd (64.5 – 76.8) |
58.4c (52.8 – 64.1) |
73.9b (68.1 – 79.7) |
58.9cd (52.3 – 65.5) |
| % Mortality (corrected for control) |
- |
68.1 |
54.8 |
71.6 |
55.3 |
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Numbers in the same row sharing a letter superscript do not differ significantly (P > 0.05) |
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Malima et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:38 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-38 |
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