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Table 1 Proven or suspected Culicidae vectors of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in Italy (North -N; South -S; Sicily -Si; Sardinia -Sa) [4, 33, 50].

From: Changing distribution patterns of canine vector borne diseases in Italy: leishmaniosis vs. dirofilariosis

 

Distribution

D. immitis

D. repens

Anophelinae

   

Anopheles claviger*

N, S, Si, Sa

-

-

A. maculipennis

N, S, Si

mol./f.c.s.

mol./f.c.s.

Culicinae

   

Aedes albopictus

N, S, Sa

mol./f.c.s.

mol./f.c.s.

Ae. cantans*

N

-

-

Ae. caspius*

   

Ae. cinereus

N, S, Si, Sa

-

-

 

N

mol./abd.

-

Ae. geniculatus

N, S, Si, Sa

mol./abd.

-

Ae. detritus

N, S, Si, Sa

mol./abd.

-

Ae. punctor

N, S

mol./abd.

-

Ae. vexans*

N, S, Si, Sa

-

-

Coquillettidia richiardii*

N, S, Si, Sa

mol./f.c.s.

-

Culiseta annulata*

N, S, Si, Sa

-

-

Culex modestus

N, S, Si, Sa

mol./abd.

-

C. pipiens

N, S, Si, Sa

mol./f.c.s.

mol./f.c.s.

C. territans*

N, S

-

-

C. torrentium

N

mol./abd.

-

  1. * Culicidae spp. reported in Italy and suspected vectors of Dirofilaria spp. [33]. Evidence about the competence of Culicidae as vectors of Dirofilaria immitis and/or Dirofilaria repens in Italy relies on laboratory or field capture studies by dissection or PCR testing of field collected samples (mol./f.c.s.). PCR positive results of abdomens (mol./abd.), which however do not prove vector competence are also reported [4, 33, 50].
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