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Possible Interruption of Malaria Transmission, Highland Kenya, 2007–2008

Chandy C. John

, Melissa A. Riedesel, Ng’wena G. Magak, Kim A. Lindblade, David M. Menge, James S. Hodges, John M. Vulule, and Willis Akhwale

Author affiliations: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (C.C. John, M.A. Riedesel, D.M. Menge); Moi University School of Medicine, Eldoret, Kenya (N.G. Magak); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (K.A. Lindblade); University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (J.S. Hodges); Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kisian, Kenya (J.M. Vulule); Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya (W. Akhwale)

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Median monthly Anopheles spp. mosquitoes per household in Kipsamoite and Kapsisiwya, Kenya, April 2003–March 2008*

Year	Kipsamoite		Kapsisiywa
Year	Median monthly Anopheles spp. mosquito density (IQR)†	p value	Median monthly Anopheles spp. mosquito density (IQR)†	p value
2003 Apr–2004 Mar	0.079 (0.100)	Ref	0.091 (0.112)	Ref
2004 Apr–2005 Mar	0.014 (0.033)	0.003	0.023 (0.031)	0.005
2005 Apr–2006 Mar	0.000 (0.007)	<0.001	0.009 (0.012)	<0.001
2006 Apr–2007 Mar	0.000 (0.004)	<0.001	0.006 (0.018)	0.002
2007 Apr–2008 Mar	0.000 (0.000)	<0.001	0.000 (0.000)	0.002

*IQR, interquartile range (difference between 75th and 25th percentile values); ref, reference.
†Median vector density was compared by using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test.

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