Underestimation of foraging behaviour by standard field methods in malaria vector mosquitoes in southern Africa

In association with the Southern Africa International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR), mosquito collections were performed at three sites: Choma district in southern Zambia, Nchelenge district in northern Zambia, and Mutasa district in eastern Zimbabwe. All anophelines were classified visually as fed or unfed, and tested for blood meal species using PCR methods. The HBIs of visually fed mosquitoes were compared to the HBIs of overall PCR confirmed fed mosquitoes by Pearson’s Chi-Square Test of Independence. (MapVEu VBP0000158)