Bloodmeal microfilariae density and the uptake and establishment of Wuchereria bancrofti infections in Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti

The relationship between ingestion of microfilariae (mf), production of infective larvae (L3) and mf density in human blood has been suggested as an important determinant in the transmission dynamics of lymphatic filariasis. Here we assess the role of these factors in determining the competence of a...

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Main Authors: Cleide MR Albuquerque, Vânia MS Cavalcanti, Maria Alice V Melo, Paulo Verçosa, Lêda N Regis, Hilary Hurd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1999-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000500005