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Occurrence of entomophilic nematode infestation among phlebotomid sandfly, Phlebotomus papatasi--a preliminary report. 1992

R Srinvasan, and K N Panicker, and V Dhanda

Vector Control Research Centre, Pondicherry.

Infestation of a nematode parasite was observed in the natural population of Phlebotomus papatasi in Pondicherry, India. Of the 877 males and 959 females sandflies examined for the natural infection, 11 females were found infested with nematodes (0.59%). The number of juveniles and/or eggs of nematodes per infected fly ranged from 1 to 192 (mean 51.36 +/- S.D 55.95). The presence of a stylet at the opening of the dorsal oesophageal duct suggests that the parasite belongs to the super family Tylenchoidea.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007194	India	A country in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. The capitol is New Delhi.	Republic of India
D008297	Male		Males
D009348	Nematoda	A phylum of unsegmented helminths with fundamental bilateral symmetry and secondary triradiate symmetry of the oral and esophageal structures. Many species are parasites.	Phasmidia,Secernentea,Sipunculida
D010270	Parasite Egg Count	Determination of parasite eggs in feces.	Count, Parasite Egg,Counts, Parasite Egg,Egg Count, Parasite,Egg Counts, Parasite,Parasite Egg Counts
D010691	Phlebotomus	A genus of PSYCHODIDAE which functions as the vector of a number of pathogenic organisms, including LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; Bartonella bacilliformis, and the Pappataci fever virus (SANDFLY FEVER NAPLES VIRUS).
D005260	Female		Females
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