Onchocerciasis transmission potentials of four species of Guatemalan simuliidae.
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.
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