Competence of Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus as vector of Dirofilaria immitis after blood meal with different microfilarial density

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 231-237

  Lai, Cheng Hung ^a   Tung, Kwong Chung ^a   Ooi, Hong Kean ^a   Wang, Jiunn Shiow ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Blood microfilarial density; Culex quinquefasciatus; Dirofilaria immitis; Mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FILARIASIS; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BLOOD; CULEX; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034720802     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00242-9     Document Type: Article

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