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Feeding Patterns of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) From Eastern Santa Catarina State, Brazil
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ALENCAR, Jeronimo; et al. Feeding Patterns of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) From Eastern Santa Catarina State, Brazil. Journal of Medical Entomology, v.49, n.4, p.952-954, 2012.
0022-2585
1938-2928
Autor
Alencar, Jeronimo
Silva, Júlia dos Santos
Oliveira, Luis Claudio Motta de
Marcondes, Carlos Brisola
Morone, Fernanda
Lobosa, Elias Seixas
Resumen
Blood-feeding sources of Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in theeasternregionoftheBrazilianstateofSantaCatarinawereanalyzedbyprecipitintechnique.One hundred Þfty-four female mosquitoes collected by CDC traps in the Navegantes municipality 13Ð15 February 2005 reacted to one or more of eight antisera, including chicken, dog, goat, sheep, horse, opossum,humanandrodentantisera.Onehundredthirty-sevenspecimens(89%)reactedtoonlyone source, and 17 (11%) specimens reacted to two sources. Among the 137 specimens reacting to only onesource,reactionstorodent(50.4%),sheep(5.8%),chicken(5.1%),goat(5.1%),dog(2.2%),horse (3.6%), and human (3.6%) antisera were observed. The analyzed species demonstrated a high degree of opportunistic feeding behavior in relation to host preference. Results are compared with results from similar studies, and the low proportion of reactions to human antisera is discussed. 2030-01-01