Mosquito transmission of Plasmodium (Giovannolaia) circumflexum Kikuth, 1931, to waterfowl in the Tantramar Marshes, New Brunswick

Mosquito transmission of Plasmodium (Giovannolaia) circumflexum Kikuth, 1931, to waterfowl in the Tantramar Marshes, New Brunswick

The transmission of Plasmodium circumflexum to waterfowl through a natural vector is reported for the first time in North America. Sporogony and transmission was obtained with Culiseta morsitans; sporogony but not transmission was recorded in Mansonia perturbans.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of parasitology 1974-12, Vol.60 (6), p.905-906
Hauptverfasser: Meyer, C.L, Bennett, G.F, Herman, C.M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Anopheles - parasitology
Coquillettidia perturbans
Culex - parasitology
Culicidae - parasitology
Culiseta morsitans
Disease transmission
Ducks
Geese
Insect Vectors
Malaria
Malaria, Avian - transmission
Marshes
Mosquitos
New Brunswick
Oocysts
Parasitism
Sporogony
Sporozoites
Waterfowl
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Zusammenfassung:The transmission of Plasmodium circumflexum to waterfowl through a natural vector is reported for the first time in North America. Sporogony and transmission was obtained with Culiseta morsitans; sporogony but not transmission was recorded in Mansonia perturbans.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.2307/3278507