Tests of susceptibility of Liberian Culex quinquefasciatus to Tanzanian Wuchereria bancrofti.
Culex quinquefasciatus strains of Liberian and Tanzanian origin were fed on Tanzanian donors with Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemias. 11 to 17 days later the mosquitoes were dissected and scored for the presence and numbers of immature and mature filarial larvae. In one experiment a significantly lower susceptibility was found in a Liberian compared with a Tanzanian strain, but in the other cases there was no significant difference. The susceptibility of the Liberian strains was higher than in published data on the same mosquito strains tested with Liberian W. bancrofti. It is doubtful whether the Liberian mosquito strains could be a useful source of genes for the construction of a refractory strain with which to replace an East African vector population.
D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000469:parasitology*; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007988:Liberia; D013045:Species Specificity; D013636:Tanzania; D014957:Wuchereria / Q000502:physiology*; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000502:physiology*