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Table 2 Rainfall, periods of sampling, number of traps and number of mosquitoes collected in Kirare during the period 2004-2009

From: Is the current decline in malaria burden in sub-Saharan Africa due to a decrease in vector population?

Year

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Period of mosquito sampling (day/month/year)

1/1/2004-

31/12/2004

1/1/2005-

31/12/2005

1/1/2006-

31/12/2006

1/1/2007-

31/12/2007

1/1/2008-

31/12/2008

1/1/2009-

31/12/2009

Total rainfall for period of mosquito sampling (mm)

1,243

843

1,254

1,348

870

987

No. weekdays of mosquito sampling

253

245

247

250

246

248

No. of traps used

(mean no. of traps per weekday)

2,428

(9.27)

2,376

(9.14)

2,332

(9.00)

2,386

(9.14)

2,310

(8.85)

2,368

(9.07)

Total no. of collected An. gambiae

(average no. per trap)

2,657

(1.0943)

88

(0.0370)

686

(0.2942)

533

(0.2234)

410

(0.1775)

9

(0.0038)

Total no. of collected An. funestus

(average no. per trap)

2,725

(1.1223)

470

(0.1978)

76

(0.0326)

272

(0.1140)

939

(0.4065)

5

(0.0021)

Total no. of collected Culex quinquefasciatus

(average no. per trap)

4,081

(1.6808)

5,507

(2.3177)

6,171

(2.6462)

5,403

(2.2645)

4,115

(1.7814)

2,396

(1.0118)

  1. Data collected during the periods 10th November 2003 - 31st December 2004 are not presented in the table but are included in the statistical analysis.