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Table 5 Developmental stages of Mansonella perstans recovered from Culicoides fed on a microfilaraemic donor and reared in the laboratory for 12 days following infection

From: Update on the biology and ecology of Culicoides species in the South-West region of Cameroon with implications on the transmission of Mansonella perstans

Species

No. collected

No. dissected

No. positive (prevalence)

Larval output

Total no. of L3 recovered

Head

Thorax

Abdomen

L3/fly

 

L1

L2

L3

L1

L2

L3

L1

L2

L3

 

C. inornatipennis

108

56

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

C. fulvithorax

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

C. grahamii

373

194

5 (1.3a, 2.6b)

7

0

0

4

0

0

3

0

0

0

0.04

C. milnei

1553

807

333 (21.4a, 41.3b)

584

0

0

440

0

8

60

0

14

84

1.75

C. neavei

62

32

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total

2100

1091 (51.9)

338 (16.1a, 31.0b)

591

0

7

444

0

8

63

0

14

84

0.54

  1. aPrevalence of infection among collected engorged flies
  2. bPrevalence of infection among dissected engorged flies