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Culex nigripalpus: A NATURAL VECTOR OF WILD TURKEY MALARIA (Plasmodium hermani) IN FLORIDA

1980; Wildlife Disease Association; Volume: 16; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.7589/0090-3558-16.3.391

1943-3700

Donald Forrester, Jai K. Nayar, Garry W. Foster,

Malaria Research and Control

Durking 1977 and 1978, more than 21,000 female mosquitoes of 15 species were live-trapped in south Florida where high numbers of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) are known to harbor malarial infections. By inoculation of mosquito extracts into uninfected domestic poults, the presence of sporozoites of Plasmodium hermani was demonstrated in Culex nigrapalpus. This mosquito, previously shown to be a competent experimental vector, is believed to be the primary natural vector of wild turkey malaria in Florida.