Assessing Diversity, <i>Plasmodium</i> Infection and Blood Meal Sources in Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from a Brazilian Zoological Park with Avian Malaria Transmission

Assessing Diversity, <i>Plasmodium</i> Infection and Blood Meal Sources in Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from a Brazilian Zoological Park with Avian Malaria Transmission

Avian malaria parasites are widespread parasites transmitted by Culicidae insects belonging to different genera. Even though several studies have been conducted recently, there is still a lack of information about potential vectors of <i>Plasmodium</i> parasites, especially in Neotropica...

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Main Authors: Lilian de Oliveira Guimarães, Roseli França Simões, Carolina Romeiro Fernandes Chagas, Regiane Maria Tironi de Menezes, Fabiana Santos Silva, Eliana Ferreira Monteiro, Marcia Moreira Holcman, Miklos Maximiliano Bajay, Adriano Pinter, Vera Lucia Fonseca de Camargo-Neves, Karin Kirchgatter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
<i>Aedes</i>
captive
<i>Culex</i>
haemosporidian parasites
vectors
wildlife
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/3/215

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