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Exsheathment of the Microfilariae of Brugia pahangi in Susceptible and Refractory Mosquitoes^*

Failure of a large percentage (97%) of microfilariae to exsheath was correlated with poor vector potential in Culex quinquefasciatus, while consistent exsheathment (98%) was observed in Anopheles quadrimaculatus, an efficient host. In Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus an intermediate frequency of exsheathment (45–68%) was positively correlated with the proportions of microfilariae reaching the thorax but not with their subsequent development to the infective larval stage.

^* From a dissertation submitted to the Graduate School of Tulane University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The study was supported by grant 2E-2 from the National Institutes of Health, U. S. Public Health Service.