The effects of host distributional patterns on parasite transmission: Aedes aegypti larvae and Plagiorchis noblei Cercariae.
The effects of distributional patterns of the host on the acquisition of Plagiorchis noblei cercariae by Aedes aegypti larvae were determined. Mosquito larvae that were allowed to disperse were more susceptible to infection than confined larvae. Because these mosquito larvae are known to aggregate in light and disperse in darkness, they are more likely to acquire P. noblei infections at night. The timing of cercarial emergence in relation to the distributional patterns of the mosquito host is discussed.
Webber
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Department of Entomology, Macdonald College of McGill University, Ste-Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, Canada.
Rau
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Lewis
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D000330:Aedes / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007814:Larva / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000502:physiology*