Gonotrophic discordance in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the city of São Paulo, Brazil
| Autor: | Sabrina Ribeiro Santana, Pâmela dos Santos Andrade, Paulo Roberto Urbinatti, Rosa Maria Marques de Sá Almeida, Tamara Nunes Lima-Camara |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 53 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0277-2019 |
| Popis: | Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to assess the occurrence of gonotrophic discordance in females of Culex quinquefasciatus in São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: Resting females were collected monthly for 8 months. Females of Cx. quinquefasciatus were identified, and their midgut and ovaries were dissected. RESULTS: Two hundred females were dissected, out of which, 27.5% were nulliparous and 57% were parous. Most females had no blood in the midgut, but gonotrophic discordance was found in 21% females. CONCLUSIONS: Females of Cx. quinquefasciatus showed a high parity rate and gonotrophic discordance, which could favor the vector capacity of this species. |
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