Correction: Life Table Analysis of Anopheles Balabacensis , the Primary Vector of Plasmodium Knowlesi in Sabah, Malaysia

Plasmodium knowlesi has become a major public health concern in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, where it is now the only cause of indigenous malaria. The importance of P. knowlesi has spurred on a series of studies on this parasite, as well as on the biology and ecology of its principal vector, Anopheles balabacensis. However, there remain critical knowledge gaps on the biology of An. balabacensis, such as life history data and life table parameters. To fill these gaps, we conducted a life table study of An. balabacensis in the laboratory. Characterising vector life cycles and survival rates can inform more accurate estimations of the serial interval, the time between two linked cases, which is crucial to understanding and monitoring potentially changing transmission patterns. Individuals of An. balabacensis were collected in the field in Ranau district, Sabah to establish a laboratory colony. Induced mating was used, and the life history parameters of the progeny were recorded. The age-stage, two-sex life table approach was used in the analysis. The culture conditions in the laboratory were 9 h light:15 h dark, mean temperature 25.7 °C ± 0.05 and relative humidity 75.8