Alterations in mosquito behaviour by malaria parasites: potential impact on force of infection

Malaria Journal

Table 2 Parameters used for the four endemic-malaria sites

	Gonotrophic cycle length/days	# Pre-infectious cycles	Total mortality per feeding cycle	Daily mortality	Pre-bite mortality	Post-bite mortality
Butelgut	3.7	2	42.8%
All-daily				14.0%	0	0
All-feeding				0	24.4%	24.4%
Kankiya	3	3	17.0%
All-daily				6.0%	0	0
All-feeding				0	8.9%	8.9%
Namawala	2.7	4	39.6%
All-daily				17.0%	0	0
All-feeding				0	22.25%	22.25%
Kaduna	2	5	19.0%
All-daily				10.0%	0	0
All-feeding				0	10.0%	10.0%

First three data columns, published estimates. Second three data columns, mortality values estimated from measured feeding cycle mortality rates, allocated across the feeding cycle according to the mortality scenarios described above (Table 1). For more information about these data sets please see [9].

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