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Table 1 Summary of anopheline larval surveys conducted in the lowland (Kesem), midland (Koka) and highland (Koga) dam and non-dam villages in Ethiopia between October 2013 and July 2014

From: Malaria impact of large dams at different eco-epidemiological settings in Ethiopia

 

Village

No. of potential anopheline breeding sites

No. of positive anopheline breeding sites

Total area of potential mosquito breeding sites (m2)

Total area of positive anopheline breeding sites (m2)

Total no. of anopheline larvae sampled

Mean larval density (no. of larvae per m2)

Lowland dam

Dam village

712

271

202.1

153.4

793

10.8

Non-dam village

148

22

71.6

56.3

398

3.7

Midland dam

Dam village

508

115

164.2

116.5

308

5.1

Non-dam village

83

16

64.1

48.1

122

1.4

Highland dam

Dam village

336

68

121.5

84.2

165

0.5

Non-dam village

51

11

39.8

18.5

74

0.2