Natural transmission of Dirofilaria immitis by Aedes aegypti

Hendrix, C.M.; Brunner, C.J.; Bellamy, L.K.

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 2(1): 48-51

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 8756-971X
PMID: 3507470
Document Number: 275952
The ability of the Liverpool strain of Aedes aegypti, infected with microfilariae of Dirofilaria immitis, to transmit the heartworm larvae to 3 dogs was assessed. Transmission of D. immitis from A. aegypti to dog was demonstrated, but this mosquito was not as successful as A. aegypti for producing infective 3rd-stage larvae for use in inoculative transfer studies.

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