The influence of microfilarial density of dog heartworm Dirofilaria immitis on infection rate and survival of Aedes notoscriptus and Culex annulirostris from Australia

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-34

  Russell, Richard C ^a,b   Geary, Merilyn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes notoscriptus; Australia; Culex annulirostris; Dirofilaria immitis; Heartworm; Microfilariae; Mosquitoes; Susceptibility; Vector competence

Indexed keywords

AEDES NOTOSCRIPTUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FILARIA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; ANIMALIA;

DOG HEARTWORM; HEARTWORM; INFECTION RATE; MICROFILARIAL DENSITY; MOSQUITO; SURVIVAL; VECTOR EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALIA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; MICROFILARIA; PARASITOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MICROFILARIA;

EID: 0029666995     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1996.tb00078.x     Document Type: Article

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