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The infectivity of microfilariae of Brugia pahangi of different ages to Aedes aegypti

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

J. C. de Hollanda ,
D. A. Denham  and
R. R. Suswillo
J. C. de Hollanda
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Helminthology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
D. A. Denham
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Helminthology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
R. R. Suswillo
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Helminthology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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Abstract

By transferring microfilariae of Brugia pahangi which had been born over a 24-hour period in the peritoneal cavities of jirds (Meriones unguiculatus) to the blood circulation of other jirds, infections of known age were tested for their ability to develop into third-stage larvae (L3) in mosquitoes Aedes aegypti. Microfilariae less than three days old were not able to develop to L3. Microfilariae which had been in circulation for three days to six months were capable of developing if ingested.

Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , June 1982 , pp. 155 - 157
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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