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Table 1 Midgut infection rates of 7, 10 and 13 DPI of CHIKV in Coastal and Western Kenya Ae. aegypti reared at EIT of 26 and 32 °C

From: Vector competence of Aedes aegypti in transmitting Chikungunya virus: effects and implications of extrinsic incubation temperature on dissemination and infection rates

Region

Number midgut tested (n)

EITa

DPIb

Number of midgut infections

MIRc (%)

Coastal

156

26 °C

7

17.9

   

10

23.1

   

13

26.9

 

173

32 °C

7

17.3

   

10

26.0

   

13

16.2

Western Kenya

146

26 °C

7

5.5

   

10

4.1

   

13

13.7

 

156

32 °C

7

22.4

   

10

16.7

   

13

16.7

  1. Within each population and temperature conditions, the number of tested mosquitoes is the same for all the days of sampling
  2. aEIT = Extrinsic Incubation Temperature
  3. bDPI = Days Post Infection
  4. cMIR = Midgut Infection Rate