title: Description of a microfilaria from an umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba) and an unsuccessful attempt to infect mosquitoes (Culex pipiens pipiens).
abstract: Unidentified microfilariae circulating in the blood of an umbrella cockatoo (Cacatua alba) are described. They are ensheathed, measure 102-152 microns long and 2-3 microns in diameter, and have four distinct and consistent gaps in the nuclear column. Attempts to infect mosquitoes (Culex pipiens pipiens) with the microfilariae were unsuccessful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Doolen
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Greve
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D003465:Culex / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011563:Psittaciformes / Q000469:parasitology*