title: The degree of susceptibility and levels of infection in ten different strains of Aedes polynesiensis Marks infected with subperiodic Brugia malayi and Brugia pahangi.
abstract: Ten strains of Aedes polynesiensis were infected with subperiodic Brugia malayi and Brugia pahangi. Susceptibility to B. malayi ranged from 92.1--100%, and susceptibility to B. pahangi from 97.5--100%. Further analysis showed significant differences in the numbers of third-stage larvae both between parasites and between strains within parasites. Because of the high levels of susceptibility, it appears that Ae. polynesiensis provides an even better laboratory model for vector-parasite studies than the strains of Ae. aegypti currently used.
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D002009:Brugia / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000635:transmission*; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000254:growth & development*; D005849:Gerbillinae; D007814:Larva; D013045:Species Specificity