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Table 2 Summary of mosquitoes collected in the dry season in East Kenya

From: Mosquito arbovirus survey in selected areas of Kenya: detection of insect-specific virus

Study site

Kwale

Mombasa

Collection methods employed (number of trap sessions)#

As; 39, BG; 12, CDC; 15, GT; 12

As; 39, BG; 12, CDC; 15, GT; 12

Methods collected mosquitoes (number of trap sessions)#

As; 7, BG; 3, CDC; 10, GT; 6

As; 33, BG; 7, CDC; 14, GT; 12

Collection period

January 18–20, 2012 (3 days)

January 24–26, 2012 (3 days)

Number of houses

13 houses

13 houses

Species

Physiological status

No. collected

Pools

Positive pool

No. collected

Pools

Positive pool

Ae. aegypti

Fed

   

2

1

0

Unfed

3

3

0

16

2

0

An. coustani

Fed

1

1

0

   

An. funestus

Fed

1

1

0

   

An. gambiae s.l.

Fed

3

1

0

   

Unfed

8

1

1

2

1

1

An. longipulpis

Fed

1

1

0

   

An. rivulorum

Fed

4

1

0

   

Anopheles sp.

Male

1

1

0

   

Cx. cinereus

Gravid

1

1

0

   

Cx. decens

Unfed

2

1

0

   

Gravid

4

1

0

   

Cx. quinquefasciatus

Male

15

1

0

235

10

1

Fed

30

2

0

105

6

0

Unfed

19

1

0

375

13

0

Gravid

64

4

0

129

7

0

Cx. laticinctus

Gravid

5

1

0

   

Cx. simpsoni

Male

1

1

0

   

Unfed

   

2

1

0

Cx. univiittetus

Unfed

   

2

1

0

Culex sp.

Male

   

1

1

0

Unfed

1

1

0

3

1

0

Mansonia sp.

Fed

2

1

0

   

Unfed

8

1

0

   

Others

Male

2

     

Unfed

3

     

Total

 

179

26

1

872

44

2

  1. #Abbreviations of collection methods are As aspirator, BG: BG sentinel trap, CDC:CDC light trap, GT CDC gravid trap