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

Robert C. Lowrie Jr., Christian P. Raccurt, Mark L. Eberhard, and Stephen P. Katz
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  • 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
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.1013
Volume/Issue:
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
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