title: Isolation of leishmanial parasites from a wild caught Anopheles gambiae mosquito in Kenya.
abstract: A total of 232 mosquitoes were collected and dissected for leishmanial parasites in the Baringo District, Kenya. Anopheles gambiae sensu lato comprised 90.9% of the sample. One female A. gambiae was found to be infected with leishmanial promastigotes. The parasites when injected into Balb C mice caused skin lesions characterized by heavy amastigote infections. The average size of the parasite was: body length, 11.7 +/- 0.19 microns; width, 1.3 +/- 0.04 microns; flagellum length, 15.5 +/- 0.28 microns.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Mutero
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mutinga
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Musyoki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000852:Anopheles / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D007630:Kenya; D007891:Leishmania / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000635:transmission*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C