The effect of different types of skin surfaces on the transmission of Brugia pahangi infective larvae by the mosquito Aedes aegypti

The effect of different types of skin surfaces on the transmission of Brugia pahangi infective larvae by the mosquito Aedes aegypti

The transmission of Brugia pahangi from Aedes aegypti into Meriones unguiculatus was compared for four different skin surfaces (HAIRY, CLOTH, CLEAN, GREASY). Unshaven jirds reduced the feeding avidity of infective mosquitoes. The loss of larvae from infective mosquitoes was greatest when these insec...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1985, Vol.79 (1), p.56-59
Hauptverfasser: Lindsay, S.W., Denham, D.A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aedes
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Brugia
Diseases caused by nematodes
Elephantiasis, Filarial - transmission
Experimental helminthic diseases. Models
Feeding Behavior
Female
Filariases
Gerbillinae
Hair
Helminthic diseases
Infectious diseases
Insect Vectors
Larva
Lymphatic filariases
Lymphedema - transmission
Medical sciences
Parasitic diseases
Petrolatum
Skin
Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:The transmission of Brugia pahangi from Aedes aegypti into Meriones unguiculatus was compared for four different skin surfaces (HAIRY, CLOTH, CLEAN, GREASY). Unshaven jirds reduced the feeding avidity of infective mosquitoes. The loss of larvae from infective mosquitoes was greatest when these insects fed on “exposed” skin surfaces. Significantly fewer infective larvae penetrated the host when infective mosquitoes fed on a jird through a thin layer of cloth.
ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1016/0035-9203(85)90234-2