Culex neavei Theobald, as a possible transmitter of Hepatozoon matruhensis to the Egyptian snake Psammophis schokari
Rashdan, N.A.; El-Sebaii, S.E.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 36(1): 1-6 Following 6
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1110-0583 PMID: 16605095 Document Number: 598097
Stained smears of Culex neavei females Infected with Hepattzoon matruhensis from Psammophis schokari and kept at 20± IT showed the complete developmental stages of the parasite. However, no detection of sporozoites was monitored when females were kept at 30±1°C. A successful infection of P. schokari was carried out in the laboratory by C. neavei bites. The effect of infection on the mosquito longevity was insignificant (p>0.05) under low temperature and highly significant (p<0.001) under high temperature. The mortality rate was slightly affected at 20±1°C, but greatly affected at 30±1°C.