Table 3 Dirofilaria immitis DNA detected in mosquitoes collected in Portugal, 2011–2013
From: First molecular identification of mosquito vectors of Dirofilaria immitis in continental Portugal
Mosquito species | Mosquitoes collected | Mosquitoes tested | Positive PCR | Number of positive pools § | MIR | ERI | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Specimens | Pools† | Head+thorax | Abdomen | ||||||
Cx. theileri | 5812 | 3406 | 234 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 6.8/1000 | 0.71% | 0.005–0.01 |
Cx. pipiens s.l. | 1940 | 1595 | 1123 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5/1000 | 0.50% | 0.003–0.01 |
Ae. caspius | 601 | 270 | 193 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 37/1000 | 3.73% | 0.02–0.067 |
An. maculipennis s.l. | 406 | 400 | 114 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 30/1000 | 3.12% | 0.017–0.052 |
Ae. detritus s.l. | 23 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43.5/1000 | 4.39% | 0.008–0.21 |
Other species* | 374 | 172 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
TOTAL | 9156 | 5866 | 1815 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2/1000 | 0.91% | 0.007–0.012 |