A study of filaria in Taiwan monkeys.

Author: Chong Hwan KIM ¹ ; John F BERGNER
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1. Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Korea.
Publication Type:Original Article
MeSH: parasitology; epidmiology; monkey; mosquito; protozoa; Brugia malayi; microfilaria; Culex fatigans; Culex tritaeniohyncus; Aedes albopictus; Anopheles minimus; Armigeres subalbatus; Mansonia uniformis mosquitoes
From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 1964;2(1):81-86
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Filarial adult were found in the intermuscular connective tissue of the peritracheal and mandibular region of the Taiwan monkey(Macaca cyclopis). The microfilariae in the peripheral blood demonstrated a marked nocturnal periodicity with a peak between 2100-0100 hours and a low diurnal minimum between 900 and 1300 hours. Staining the microfilaria by various stains demonstrated differences in size. No development of microfilariae was detected in the Culex fatigans, Culex tritaeniohyncus, Aedes albopictus, Anopheles minimus, Armigeres subalbatus or Mansonia uniformis mosquitoes.