Behavior of Wuchereria bancrofti (Filariidea: Onchocercidae) Infective Larvae in the Vector Aedes polynesiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in Relation to Parasite Transmission

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 516-524

  Lardeux, Frederic ^a   Cheffort, Jules ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aedes polynesiensis; Blood feeding; Infective larvae; Loss of parasites; Wuchereria bancrofti

Indexed keywords

AEDES POLYNESIENSIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FILARIA; FILARIOIDEA; ONCHOCERCIDAE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LARVA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 0030187525     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.4.516     Document Type: Article

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