Assessment of Leptoconops bequaerti as a Potential Vector of Mansonella ozzardi in Haiti

Robert C. Lowrie Jr. International Collaboration in Infectious Disease Research (ICIDR) Program, Tulane University, Delta Regional Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Microbiology Service, Faculty of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

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Christian P. Raccurt International Collaboration in Infectious Disease Research (ICIDR) Program, Tulane University, Delta Regional Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Microbiology Service, Faculty of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

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Mark L. Eberhard International Collaboration in Infectious Disease Research (ICIDR) Program, Tulane University, Delta Regional Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Microbiology Service, Faculty of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

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Stephen P. Katz International Collaboration in Infectious Disease Research (ICIDR) Program, Tulane University, Delta Regional Primate Research Center, Tulane University, Microbiology Service, Faculty of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1013
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Volume 32: Issue 5
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1013–1015
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Experimental studies in Bayeux, Haiti showed that the biting midge, Leptoconops bequaerti, is capable of supporting the complete development of Mansonella ozzardi but only on a very limited scale. This suggests that the species may not be involved in the natural transmission cycle despite its abundance and pestiferous nature in certain areas of Haiti. A midge-holding container is described which markedly enhanced the survival of engorged L. bequaerti in the laboratory.
Accepted:
15 Mar 1983
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Published Online:
Sep 1983
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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