Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases 1987;0(03):-

VECTORIAL CAPACITY OF ANOPHELES LESTERIANTHROPOPHAGVS IN TRANSMITTING FILARIASIS MALAYIIN LESHAN PREFECTURE, SICHUAN PROVINCE

Xuanming ZHANG ; Liyi BAI ; Funan ZHANG ; Chenglin WEN ; Mingshen WANG ; Suhui LU ; Xiaohong QIAN ; Fang WU ; Wenchao WANG

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

The mosquito vector of filariasis malayi and its vectorial capacity was investigated In 5 endemic villages in Leshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province. The results showed that the man-biting rate, numan blood index and vectorial capacity of An. lesteri anthropophagus were 0.7, 5.1 and 10.63 times higher than those of An. sinensis. Besides, the natural infection by microfilaria in An, lesteri anthropophagus was also higher than that in An. sinensis by 5 times.From the above result, the authors concluded that An. lesteri anthropophagus was the main vector for transmitting filariasis malayi in the area under study.