[Distribution pattern of Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae in peripheral blood of a dog and their intake by mosquitoes]. 1990

K Makiya, and M Horio, and M Tsukamoto
Department of Medical Zoology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.

Experiments were made in which Aedes aegypti mosquitoes fed on a dog infected with Dirofilaria immitis, in order to determine the distribution pattern of microfilariae (Mf) in the dog's periphery blood and the number of Mf taken by the mosquitoes. Mosquitoes fed on an anesthetized dog at some 50 shaved skin spots and they were weighed immediately before and after feeding. This enabled us to examine not only the Mf number taken by each mosquito but also the Mf intake density in terms of Mf number per mg of blood. The Mf intake density showed a wide variation at the different parts of the dog's body, and the frequencies of Mf showed uneven distributions which were fitted best by the negative binomial. Significant differences were detected in the Mf intake density at different parts of the skin, but these differences were concluded as a non-consistent result because a similar result was not reproduced in the next experiment. It was presumed that not only the Mf number per mosquito but also the Mf intake density increased as the blood intake by the mosquitoes increased. This increase of both the Mf number per mosquito and the Mf intake density was also supported by another experiment in which mosquitoes were fed at the same skin spots consecutively one after another.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007303 Insect Vectors Insects that transmit infective organisms from one host to another or from an inanimate reservoir to an animate host. Insect Vector,Vector, Insect,Vectors, Insect
D008297 Male Males
D008842 Microfilariae The prelarval stage of Filarioidea found in the blood and tissues of mammals, birds and intermediate hosts (vector). Microfilaria
D001769 Blood The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (BLOOD VESSELS). Whole blood includes PLASMA and BLOOD CELLS.
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
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
D016010 Binomial Distribution The probability distribution associated with two mutually exclusive outcomes; used to model cumulative incidence rates and prevalence rates. The Bernoulli distribution is a special case of binomial distribution. Bernoulli Distribution,Negative Binomial Distribution,Binomial Distribution, Negative,Binomial Distributions,Binomial Distributions, Negative,Distribution, Bernoulli,Distribution, Binomial,Distribution, Negative Binomial,Distributions, Binomial,Distributions, Negative Binomial,Negative Binomial Distributions

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