Prevalence of Ascogregarina spp. in the container breeding Aedes albopictus from Chikungunya fever affected areas of Kerala State, India

Muniaraj, M.; Rajendran, R.; Arunachalam, N.; Paramasivan, R.; Samuel, P.P.

Journal of Communicable Diseases 42(2): 157-159

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5138
PMID: 22471176
Document Number: 646653
The prevalence of protozoan, Ascogregarina sp. had been determined in the container breeding mosquitoes, Aedes albopictus. Since, the cyst of Ascogregarina might play role in the maintenance of the Chik virus during silent period, the presence of Ascogregarina has gained importance in recent days. The prevalence was found to be 71.62.

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