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Susceptibility of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes (Oahu strain) to infection with Dirofilaria immitis. 1992

E M Zytoon, and H I el-Belbasi, and E Konishi, and T Matsumura

Department of Medical Zoology, Kobe University School of Medicine.

The susceptibility of the Oahu strain of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes to infection with Dirofilaria immitis was examined to study the development of larvae in detail. Most of the developing larvae were found in the Malpighian tubules and infective larvae in the labium, indicating that Aedes albopictus Oahu strain is susceptible to the infection with D. immitis. New different patterns of development from those reported by earlier studies were observed: (i) the second-stage larvae in the thorax muscles of the mosquitoes and (ii) a small projection from the head of the sausage-form first-stage larvae.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004183	Dirofilaria immitis	A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.	Dog Heartworm,Dirofilaria immitides,Dog Heartworms,Heartworm, Dog,Heartworms, Dog,immitis, Dirofilaria
D004184	Dirofilariasis	Infection with nematodes of the genus DIROFILARIA, usually in animals, especially dogs, but occasionally in man.	Heartworm Disease,Dirofilariases,Disease, Heartworm
D004199	Disease Vectors	Invertebrates or non-human vertebrates which transmit infective organisms from one host to another.	Infectious Disease Vectors,Disease Vector,Disease Vector, Infectious,Disease Vectors, Infectious,Infectious Disease Vector,Vector, Disease,Vector, Infectious Disease,Vectors, Disease,Vectors, Infectious Disease
D004285	Dogs	The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)	Canis familiaris,Dog
D000330	Aedes	A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) frequently found in tropical and subtropical regions. YELLOW FEVER and DENGUE are two of the diseases that can be transmitted by species of this genus.	Aede
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia