Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract
Laboratory strain of the Malaysian Culex quinquefasciatus was susceptible to Wuchereria bancrofti. Thirty three percent of the Cx. quinquefasciatus that fed on W. bancrofti patient were infective after 12-14 days. There is a possibility for W. bancrofti to occur in the urban areas of the Malaysia in the near future.
Keywords
Culex quinquefasciatus
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Tropical Biomedicine
Volume
22
Issue
1
Publisher
Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
Additional Information
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
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