Man biting activity of filarial vector Culex quinquefasciatus.
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Entomological investigations were conducted in four remaining lymphatic filariasis endemic provinces of Panay Island, The Philippines to determine mosquito species present in these areas and to identify host preference and biting activity of Aedes (Finlaya) poicilius Theobald, primary vector of nocturnal periodic Wuchereria bancrofti in The Philippines. Sampling techniques targeted nocturnally active mosquito species using a carabao-baited trap (CBT) and human-landing collection (HLC), the latter taking place from 06:00 to 12:00 pm. A total of 25,536 mosquitoes comprising 42 species and 7 genera were collected from CBT, whilst HLC acquired 6,486 mosquitoes comprising 28 species and 5 genera. Three known or potential vectors of human filarial were collected, namely, Aedes poicilius, Culex quinquefasciatus and Mansonia uniformis. The peak landing (biting) activity for Ae. poicilius was between 09:00 and 11:00 pm. Comparisons between CBT and HLC yields showed this species to be more zoophilic. Based on observed mosquito behavior and interviews with residents, vector-host contact was promoted by the local practice of staying overnight in makeshift shelters in high risk areas without adequate protection against mosquito bites. Results of this survey will augment information for integrating vector control and mass drug administration into an island-wide lymphatic filariasis elimination program.
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Abstract. Pabean villages is a filariasis endemic areas caused by Whuchereria bancrofti parasite with incidence rate is 3.4% on year 2007. To determine biting activity of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes that been confirmed as filariasis 's vector, it been conducted a entomological survey as long as 5 months (from August up to December) every 2 weeks that aimed to know mosquito 's peak biting and res ting density in each hour catching. A survey was conducted using all night landing collection method from 18. OO am up to 06. OO pm. In each hour survey; indoor and outdoor landing mosquitoes and also res ting mosquitoes on inside wall and cattle stable, will be caught using aspirator and put onto paper cup. A study result was showed that indoor peak of Cx. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes biting densi¬ty is 20.00, 22.00 and 23.00 0 'clock, whereas the outside peak one is 21.00, 24.00 and 02.00 o'clock; peak of res ting on inside wall is 18. OO 0' clock and cattle stable res ting is 24. OO o'clock. Keyword : Culex quinquefasciatus. biting activity, res ting density, Whuchereria bancrofti. filariasis edemic areas
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Observations on Culex quinquefasciatus Say in Samoa during a study of the epidemiology and control of subperiodic bancroftian filariasis are reported. The man-biting rate of C. quinquefasciatus was comparable with that of Aedes (Finlaya) samoanus Gruenberg in one indicator village and lower in another. The house-frequenting behaviour of the two species was similar. Culex quinquefasciatus was active throughout the night with peak biting during midnight hours, and its survivorship, estimated by two methods, was higher than those of the main vectors, A. (Stegomyia) polynesiensis Marks and A. samoanus. Culex quinquefasciatus showed low susceptibility to subperiodic Wuchereria bancrofti, compared with the two main vectors, in laboratory feeding experiments on volunteers with three levels of microfilaraemia. This agrees with the observed very low natural infection rate, suggesting that C. quinquefasciatus is an inefficient vector of subperiodic W. bancrofti in Samoa.
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Carbofuran is a systemic insecticide/nematicide extensively employed in modern agriculture and public health to combat various insect pests and vectors. The development of insecticide resistance due to natural selection pressure by Anopheline and Culicine mosquitoes has created serious repercussions in mosquito control and disease eradication campaigns. In this regard Culex quinquefasciatus, a widely dispersed domestic mosquito and the only vector of lymphatic filariasis in India, was selected for the present experiment. In order to assess the resistance development in this species, it was subjected to carbofuran bioassay by employing WHO method for 10 generations. The results of larval selection test up to F10 revealed a significant increase in tolerance development in every generation compared to the susceptible F1. The results revealed up to 16.225 times tolerance after 10 generations. The LC50 observed in F10 is 1.298 ppm compared to 0.08 ppm in the F1. The implications of the observations will be discussed.
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Nocturnally periodic bancroftian filariasis is maintained by three mainly endophilic vectors in East Africa: Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles funestus and the An. gambiae complex. Permethrin-impregnated bednets provide considerable protection against these mosquitoes, but the species respond differently. The degree of protection conferred by treated bednets was determined in Kenyan communities where all three vectors actively transmit Wuchereria bancrofti. The annual transmission potential in the communities (i.e. an estimate of the number of human infective, third-stage larvae of W. bancrofti inoculated into each villager each year) was reduced by 92%, through the nets' impact on vector biting rates (reduced by 22%) and their cumulative impact on the annual infective biting rate (reduced by 95%). Thus a modest reduction in the numbers of mosquitoes biting humans, attributable to the use of the insecticide-treated nets, strongly suppressed the risk of W. bancrofti transmission.
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AbstractEntomological and filariasis surveys were conducted simultaneously in a rural and an urban environment in West Bengal from September 1986 to August 1987. The aim of the surveys was to see if any correlation existed between the preferred biting site of Culex quinquefasciatus, the filarial vector, and the region of the body affected by clinical filariasis. Significantly more mosquitoes (>55%) attacked the thighs, legs and feet of human volunteers than other sites on their bodies, whether the volunteers were indoors or outdoors, in rural or urban environments. Significantly more patients had clinical filariasis of these lower body parts than of the upper parts. The vector's preferred biting sites and the anatomical sites most affected by clinical filariasis were therefore the same.
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