title: Onchocerciasis transmission potentials of four species of Guatemalan simuliidae.
abstract: Two complete days of collections and dissections of all black fly species landing on two persons infected with Onchocerca volvulus were made at monthly intervals for 13 months within a single endemic area of Guatemala. A comparison of the infective biting densities and transmission potentials showed that Simulium ochraceum was the only significant vector.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004175:Diptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D006166:Guatemala; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009854:Onchocerca / Q000254:growth & development; D009855:Onchocerciasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D013045:Species Specificity