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1 August 2005 COMPARATIVE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF INTRODUCED FOREST-DWELLING MOSQUITOES IN HAWAI'I TO AVIAN MALARIA, PLASMODIUM RELICTUM
Dennis A. LaPointe, M. Lee Goff, Carter T. Atkinson
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Abstract

To identify potential vectors of avian malaria in Hawaiian native forests, the innate susceptibility of Aedes albopictus, Wyeomyia mitchellii, and Culex quinquefasciatus from 3 geographical sites along an altitudinal gradient was evaluated using local isolates of Plasmodium relictum. Mosquitoes were dissected 5–8 and 9–13 days postinfective blood meal and microscopically examined for oocysts and salivary-gland sporozoites. Sporogony was completed in all 3 species, but prevalence between species varied significantly. Oocysts were detected in 1–2% and sporozoites in 1–7% of Aedes albopictus that fed on infected ducklings. Wyeomyia mitchellii was slightly more susceptible, with 7–19% and 7% infected with oocysts and sporozoites, respectively. In both species, the median oocyst number was 5 or below. This is only the second Wyeomyia species reported to support development of a malarial parasite. Conversely, Culex quinquefasciatus from all 3 sites proved very susceptible. Prevalence of oocysts and sporozoites consistently exceeded 70%, regardless of gametocytemia or origin of the P. relictum isolate. In trials for which a maximum 200 oocysts were recorded, the median number of oocysts ranged from 144 to 200. It was concluded that Culex quinquefasciatus is the primary vector of avian malaria in Hawai'i.

Dennis A. LaPointe, M. Lee Goff, and Carter T. Atkinson "COMPARATIVE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF INTRODUCED FOREST-DWELLING MOSQUITOES IN HAWAI'I TO AVIAN MALARIA, PLASMODIUM RELICTUM," Journal of Parasitology 91(4), 843-849, (1 August 2005). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-3431.1
Received: 21 May 2004; Accepted: 1 November 2004; Published: 1 August 2005
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