Table 3 Occurrence of Dirofilaria spp. in various mosquito species/complexes collected in Bratislava, Slovakia
Mosquito species/complex | Number of positive mosquito pools for Dirofilaria spp. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. repens | D. immitis | D. repens + D. immitis | Total | |
Aedes vexans (n = 138) | 9 (6.52) | – | 1 (0.72) | 10 (7.25) |
Anopheles maculipennis complex (n = 28) | 2 (7.14) | – | – | 2 (7.14) |
Anopheles messeae (n = 61) | 4 (6.56) | – | – | 4 (6.56) |
Coquillettidia richiardii (n = 26) | – | 1 (3.85) | – | 1 (3.85) |
Culex pipiens complex (n = 187) | 7 (3.74) | – | – | 7 (3.74) |
Cx. pipiens biotype pipiens (n = 6) | – | 1 (16.67) | – | 1 (16.67) |
Ochlerotatus sticticus (n = 41) | – | – | 1 (2.44) | 1 (2.44) |
Total (n = 610) | 22 (3.61) | 2 (0.33) | 2 (0.33) | 26 (4.24) |