Table 3 Detection of blood meal source in the abdomen of Anopheles stephensi and Anopheles culicifacies using multiplex PCR
Mosquito species | Number of samples tested | Number of samples positive for human blood | Number of samples positive for cow blood | % Human Blood Index (HBI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
An. stephensi | 55 | 5 | 12 | 9.09 |
An. culicifacies | 60 | 4 | 0 | 6.66 |