Comparative analysis of the susceptibility of Aedes aegypti and Japanese Aedes albopictus to all dengue virus serotypes

Table 4 Summary of dengue virus (DENV) infection and dissemination status in mosquito colonies

Species	Colony	DENV serotype	No. of individuals tested	Infection status			Dissemination status
Species	Colony	DENV serotype	No. of individuals tested	No. of infected^a	IR^b (95%CI^c)	Mean of DENV RNA copies in thorax and abdomen^d	No. of disseminated^e	DR^f (95% CI)	Mean of DENV RNA copies in head, wings, and legs^d
Aedes aegypti	HCM	1	50	48	96.0 (90.6–100)	8.024	43	86.0 (76.4–95.6)	8.468
		2	50	33	66.0 (46.2–85.8)	7.928	33	66.0 (46.2–85.8)	7.392
		3	50	36	72.0 (46.9–97.1)	7.262	28	56.0 (28.2–83.8)	6.783
		4	50	47	94.0 (77.3–100)	8.108	47	94.0 (77.3–100)	7.458
Aedes albopictus	IKT	1	50	15	30.0 (17.3–42.7)	7.817	10	20.0 (8.9–31.1)	7.389
		2	50	10	20.0 (8.9–31.1)	7.298	5	10.0 (0–22.6)	6.949
		3	50	3	6.0 (0–12.6)	6.567	2	4.0 (0–15.0)	7.000
		4	40	15	37.5 (22.5–52.5)	8.154	13	32.5 (0–69.2)	7.032
	BSD	1	50	35	70.0 (57.3–82.7)	8.349	35	70.0 (57.3–82.7)	7.678
		2	48	6	12.5 (3.1–21.9)	7.948	3	6.3 (0–16.6)	5.524
		3	50	13	26.0 (13.8–38.2)	5.611	9	18.0 (0–39.5)	6.572
		4	50	33	66.0 (52.9–79.1)	8.189	33	66.0 (32.8–99.2)	7.433

^aNo. of individuals with DENV RNA detected in the thorax and abdomen
^bInfection rate (no. of individuals with DENV RNA detected in the thorax and abdomen/ total no. of individuals tested × 100)
^c95% confidence interval
^dMean copy no. expressed in log10
^eNo. of individuals with DENV RNA detected in the head, wings, and legs
^fDissemination rate (no. of individuals with DENV RNA detected in the head, wings, and legs/ total No. of individuals tested × 100)

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