(J Am Mosq Control Assoc., 1993-06) Mbogo, C. M.; Kabiru, Ephantus W.; Muiruri, S. K.; Nzovu, J. M.; Ouma, J. H.; Githure, J. I.; Beier, J. C.
Blood meal samples were tested by ELISA for 534 Anopheles gambiae s.l. and 76 Anopheles funestus collected from 25 sites in Kilifi District, Kenya. Human IgG was detected in 94.4% of the An. gambiae s.l. and in 90.8% of the An. funestus. No samples were positive for cow and only a few were positive for goat. Both species fed predominantly on humans irrespective of host availability. At these sites on the Kenyan coast, the high degree of human-feeding by malaria vectors contributes to the efficiency of malaria parasite transmission and the high incidence of severe malaria.