Anopheles subpictus carry human malaria parasites in an urban area of Western India and may facilitate perennial malaria transmission

Table 4 Anopheles subpictus and Anopheles stephensi collections and their infection status at multiple sites in Goa

Locality in Goa	No. of traps	No. of Anopheles			Mean Anopheles vectors/trap	No. Anopheles Plasmodium+ve (IR %)	% Trap with infected vectors
Locality in Goa	No. of traps	stephensi	subpictus	Total	Mean Anopheles vectors/trap	No. Anopheles Plasmodium+ve (IR %)	% Trap with infected vectors
Panaji +	328	142	201	343	1.04	8 (2.3)	2.4
Candolim	245	85	133	218	0.88	4 (1.8)	1.6
Porvorim	176	47	77	124	0.70	4 (3.2)	2.3
Margao	287	60	90	150	0.52	5 (3.3)	1.7
Total	1036	334	501	835	0.8	21 (2.5)	2.0

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