Blood hosts of Aedes albopictus in the United States.
Bloodfed Aedes albopictus were collected during 1989-91 by vacuum aspirator from rural and urban study sites in Missouri, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, and Louisiana. Blood hosts identified by ELISA and precipitin tests were rabbit (n = 91), Rattus sp. (n = 69), dog (n = 14), unidentified mammal (n = 14), cow (n = 13), human (n = 10), deer (n = 10), sciurid (n = 7), turtle (n = 5), murid other than Rattus sp. (n = 4), raccoon (n = 3), passeriform bird (n = 3), and cat (n = 2). As an opportunistic bloodfeeder, Ae. albopictus may be a potential vector of domestic arboviruses and a nuisance pest where infestations occur.
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D000330:Aedes / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D017753:Ecosystem; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D008322:Mammals / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology*; D011817:Rabbits; D011821:Raccoons / Q000469:parasitology; D051381:Rats; D012589:Sciuridae / Q000469:parasitology; D014426:Turtles / Q000469:parasitology*; D014481:United States