Identification of Host and Host Antibodies from Mosquito Blood Meals

INVESTIGATION of insect vectors of disease requires accurate information about their feeding habits and preferences. Mosquitoes, for example, serve as vectors for malaria, yellow fever, and the encephalitides. Each species or sub-species shows a varying degree of preference for man or other animals,...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1967-02, Vol.213 (5076), p.624-625
Main Authors: HERNDON, BETTY L, RINGLE, DAVID A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anopheles
Antibodies
Antigen-Antibody Reactions
Complement Fixation Tests
Culex
Culture Media
Dogs
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Immunodiffusion
Insect Vectors - isolation & purification
letter
multidisciplinary
Rabbits
Science
Temperature
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Summary:INVESTIGATION of insect vectors of disease requires accurate information about their feeding habits and preferences. Mosquitoes, for example, serve as vectors for malaria, yellow fever, and the encephalitides. Each species or sub-species shows a varying degree of preference for man or other animals, and so it is most important to identify the host. Those Culicidae that do not favour man as host are not likely to be human disease vectors.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/213624a0