title: Assessment of Leptoconops bequaerti as a potential vector of Mansonella ozzardi in Haiti.
abstract: Experimental studies in Bayeux, Haiti showed that the biting midge, Leptoconops bequaerti, is capable of supporting the complete development of Mansonella ozzardi but only on a very limited scale. This suggests that the species may not be involved in the natural transmission cycle despite its abundance and pestiferous nature in certain areas of Haiti. A midge-holding container is described which markedly enhanced the survival of engorged L. bequaerti in the laboratory.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005368:Filariasis / Q000635:transmission*; D006205:Haiti; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D008366:Mansonella / Q000254:growth & development*; D008368:Mansonelliasis / Q000635:transmission*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods