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  • Title: Factors affecting transmission of Wuchereria bancrofti by anopheline mosquitoes. 1. Uptake of microfilariae.
    Author: Bryan JH, Southgate BA.
    Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg; 1988; 82(1):128-37. PubMed ID: 3051542.
    Abstract:
    Ingestion of Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae (mf) from humans by 639 Anopheles gambiae, 557 An. arabiensis, 117 An. melas and 9 An. funestus was investigated. The mf densities in blood fell into 3 groups; 0-32mf/ml, 107-122 mf/ml and 421-1140 mf/ml. In An. gambiae and An. arabiensis percentage of mosquitoes ingesting mf was strongly associated with mf density in host blood; in An. melas the association was much weaker. Mean number of mf ingested per mosquito was also strongly correlated to mf density in An. gambiae and An. arabiensis but not in An. melas. At low mf densities both An. gambiae and An. arabiensis concentrated mf, with concentration decreasing as density increased. From regression analysis, observed and expected uptake of mf would be equal at 622.9 mf/ml in An. gambiae and 391.6 mf/ml in An. arabiensis.
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