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Riahi SM, Yusuf MA, Azari-Hamidian S, Solgi R. Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in mosquitoes (Diptera) - systematic review and meta-analysis. J Nematol 2021; 53:e2021-012. [PMID: 33860239 PMCID: PMC8039976 DOI: 10.21307/jofnem-2021-012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Knowledge of the vectors of dirofilariasis in the world beside the treatment of infected dog is crucial to establish mosquito vector-based control programs. The current systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted on published studies, documenting the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis infected/infective mosquitoes from field surveys and laboratory experiments under controlled conditions. Articles up through 2019 from Scopus, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Google Scholar were screened systematically. The overall prevalence of D. immitis infected/infective mosquitoes was estimated using a random effect model. Meta-regression was used to identify factors related to high dirofilariasis prevalence in the vectors. In these studies, the detection method was not identified as a heterogeneity and the overall prevalence in both subgroups had overlap (7.9-34.9 and 1.5-48.5). The overall prevalence of infective stage was 2.6 (95% CI: 0.97-4.77 per 1,000) and 84.7 per 1000 (95% CI: 20.5-183.8 per 1,000) for the field survey/laboratory experiment, respectively. The higher overall prevalence of D. immitis infected/infective mosquitoes were reported across studies in which take place in Eastern Mediterranean Region office (EMRO), longitude: 80 to 110, latitude: 20 to 40, annual rainfall: 250 to 1000, sea level: 26 to 100 and <1,000, humidity: 66 to 70, during 2000 to 2005 by dissection methods. Our review determined that mosquito species within the genus Anopheles and to a less extent Culex were the main vectors of dirofilariasis.
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- Seyed Mohammad Riahi
- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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- Department of Health Education, Research Center of Health and Environment, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Infectious Disease Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.,Cellular and Molecular Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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Suwanchaichinda C, Sun D, Brattsten LB. Identification and analysis of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase in Aedes sollicitans (Diptera: Culicidae). JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2014; 51:958-963. [PMID: 25276923 DOI: 10.1603/me13072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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An NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase (CPR) gene was identified in Aedes sollicitans Walker (Diptera: Culicidae). The open reading frame is 2,040 bp long, encoding a 679-residue polypeptide. Amino acid sequence analysis indicates that the Ae. sollicitans CPR carries conserved ligand-binding domains and belongs to the same phylogenetic group as CPRs in other mosquitoes. The cDNA of the CPR gene was cloned, and the recombinant protein was expressed in Escherichia coli. Cytochrome c reductase activity was detected in the bacterial cytosolic and membrane fractions and in larval microsomes from two New Jersey Ae. sollicitans populations, indicating that the Ae. sollicitans CPR is enzymatically functional and closely related to that in other dipterans.
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Tuten HC, Bridges WC, Paul KS, Adler PH. Blood-feeding ecology of mosquitoes in zoos. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2012; 26:407-416. [PMID: 22390304 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01012.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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To determine if the unique host assemblages in zoos influence blood-feeding by mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae), a sampling programme was conducted in Greenville and Riverbanks Zoos, South Carolina, U.S.A., from April 2009 to October 2010. A total of 4355 female mosquitoes of 14 species were collected, of which 106 individuals of nine species were blood-fed. The most common taxa were Aedes albopictus (Skuse), Aedes triseriatus (Say), Anopheles punctipennis (Say), Culex erraticus (Dyar & Knab), Culex pipiens complex (L.) and Culex restuans (Theobald). Molecular analyses (cytochrome b) of bloodmeals revealed that mosquitoes fed on captive animals, humans and wildlife, and took mixed bloodmeals. Host species included one amphibian, 16 birds, 10 mammals (including humans) and two reptiles. Minimum dispersal distances after feeding on captive hosts ranged from 15.5 m to 327.0 m. Mosquito-host associations generally conformed to previous accounts, indicating that mosquito behaviour inside zoos reflects that outside zoos. However, novel variation in host use, including new, exotic host records, warrants further investigation. Zoos, thus, can be used as experiment environments in which to study mosquito behaviour, and the findings extrapolated to non-zoo areas, while providing medical and veterinary benefits to zoo animals, employees and patrons.
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- H C Tuten
- Department of Entomology, Soils and Plant Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, U.S.A.
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Ledesma N, Harrington L. Mosquito vectors of dog heartworm in the United States: vector status and factors influencing transmission efficiency. Top Companion Anim Med 2012; 26:178-85. [PMID: 22152605 DOI: 10.1053/j.tcam.2011.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Dog heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) is dependent on mosquito vectors for its maintenance and transmission among vertebrate hosts. Consequently, D. immitis abundance and distribution are closely linked with mosquito vector biology and ecology. Information on the important dog heartworm vectors in the United States is limited and no comprehensive surveillance of dog heartworm in US mosquitoes has been undertaken to date. Here, we review information gleaned from a number of field surveys documenting heartworm presence in wild mosquito populations as well as laboratory assessments of mosquito vector capacity. Various biological and ecological factors likely contribute to the relative importance of different vector species. We describe some of these factors, rank the leading criteria for efficient vectors, and present the most likely vector species found across the United States. Considering the recent emergence of drug resistance among D. immitis strains, practical knowledge of heartworm vector biology and control should be incorporated into heartworm disease management programs. We conclude by proposing that heartworm control would benefit by targeting mosquito vectors, and we suggest ways in which veterinarians can incorporate the recognition of vector importance into heartworm prevention recommendations imparted to clients.
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- Nicholas Ledesma
- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Wilkerson RC, Reinert JF, Li C. Ribosomal DNA ITS2 sequences differentiate six species in the Anopheles crucians complex (Diptera: Culicidae). JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2004; 41:392-401. [PMID: 15185940 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-41.3.392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Anopheles crucians Wiedemann (sensu lato) was investigated for the presence of cryptic species using rDNA ITS2 sequences. This complex of species presently contains the named species An. crucians, An. bradleyi King, and An. georgianus King. Adult female mosquitoes were collected at 28 sites in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana, resulting in 245 progeny broods. Species were identified using preliminary morphological characters, and the internal transcribed spacer two (ITS2) was amplified from all broods. The result was five distinct sizes of amplification product, and based on morphological characters, one of the size classes was suspected to consist of two species. All six putative species were then sequenced: five directly, and the sixth, because of extreme intragenomic (each individual with many variants) size variability, cloned. The ITS2 sequences were markedly distinct for all six species. Species designations and ITS2 sequence lengths (base pairs in parentheses) were A (461), B (1,000+), C (204), D (293), E (195), and An. bradleyi (208). Species B showed both large intraspecific and intragenomic sequence variability and is distinguished by having the longest ITS2 found so far in an Anopheles. Based on these data, we found that all species could be identified with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using a mixture of four primers in a single reaction. Members of this complex were often found in sympatry, with the adults of five species collected at a single site in central Florida.
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- Richard C Wilkerson
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Department of Entomology, 503 Robert Grant Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA.
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Lang JD. Factors affecting immatures of Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) in San Diego County, California. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2003; 40:387-394. [PMID: 14680101 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.4.387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The effects of tide, temperature, rainfall, and salinity on the occurrence and abundance of immatures (instars and pupae) of the black salt marsh mosquito, Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann), were examined at a tidal pond in the Tijuana Estuary during 1996-1998. Immatures were found between May and early September. Tide had the greatest influence on immatures of this mosquito. Eggs eclosed when tides averaged 1.96 +/- 0.10 (SD) m (1.83-2.19) 1-3 d before a flood tide. Eclosion averaged once every 14.4 d during 1996 (nine broods) and 1997 (eight broods) and once every 20.2 d during 1998 (six broods). Immatures were most abundant during late May-early August when tides were usually > or = 2.0 m, and mean (+/-SD) pond temperature was 27.6 +/- 2.6 degrees C (23.8-33.9) and salinity was 44.6 +/- 13.9 g/kg (33-95). Temperature primarily influenced egg diapause and influenced rate of development of immatures. Increased amounts of seasonal rainfall during 1997-1998 (42.9 cm: caused by El Niño), compared with 1995-1996 (11.4 cm) and 1996-1997 (17.3 cm), may have increased the mortality of overwintering eggs and/or diluted salinity of the substrate making it less conducive for oviposition.
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- James D Lang
- Community Health Division, Department of Environmental Health, County of San Diego, 9325 Hazard Way, San Diego, CA 92123, USA
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Brito AC, Vila-Nova MC, Martins Rocha DA, Gomes Costa L, Pinheiro de Almeida WA, da Silva Viana L, Ramalho Lopes R, Fontes G, da Rocha EM, Regis L. [Prevalence of canine filariasis by Dirofilaria immitis and Dipetalonema reconditum in Maceió, Alagoas State, Brazil]. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2001; 17:1497-504. [PMID: 11784911 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2001000600021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A survey on the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis and Dipetalonema reconditum was conducted in 1,519 dogs from Maceió and two coastal areas in the State of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil, from 1995 to 1999, by testing for microfilariae in blood. All blood samples were from exclusively domiciled dogs with a known history, showing that the infections were autochthonous, confirming transmission of canine filariasis in these areas. In Greater Metropolitan Maceió, 15 (1.3%) microfilaremic dogs were detected with D. immitis and 15 (1,3%) with D. reconditum. In the southern coastal area there was an estimated prevalence of 12.7% for D. immitis. D. immitis and D. reconditum microfilaria were 298.1 micrometer and 249.2 micrometer long and 7.3 micrometer and 4.4 micrometer wide, respectively. A Witness immunotest that detects D. immitis antigen was used to confirm parasitological results and reveal occult dirofilariasis cases. Of the total 6,579 females examined, 8 (0.1%) Culex quinquefasciatus were observed to be naturally infected with D. immitis larvae. These results proved dirofilariasis transmission in Maceió and demonstrated D. reconditum in the same geographic area.
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- A C Brito
- Departamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, 57010-020, Brasil
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Parker BM. Density and distribution of Dirofilaria immitis (Nematoda: Filarioidea) third-stage larvae in Aedes sollicitans and Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae). JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2000; 37:695-700. [PMID: 11004780 DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.5.695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Numbers and the distribution of third-stage larvae (L3) were investigated in Aedes sollicitans (Walker) and Aedes taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann) female mosquitoes fed Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy) infectious-blood with densities of microfilariae (mf) ranging from approximately 7,100-43,400 mf/ml. At each microfilarial density, a maximum of 63-66 infective larvae were recovered from an Ae. sollicitans alive on day 15 after infection. In comparison with Ae. taeniorhynchus, Ae. sollicitans averaged greater numbers of L3 and from 1.4 to 2.4 times more L3 in the head and labium per infected female. The trend was for greater numbers of L3 to be found in the labium than in the head of Ae. sollicitans, but there were no significant differences between numbers of L3 recovered from these sites in differentially infected females. However, numbers of L3 recovered from the head versus the labium of differentially infected Ae. taeniorhynchus varied significantly with the infectious blood microfilarial density. At the two lowest and highest microfilarial densities, greater numbers of L3 were recovered from the head and labium, respectively. Variations among species in the female body size, blood meal size, and retention of L3 may be factors responsible for differences observed between the total numbers and percentage distribution of D. immitis L3 recovered from the simultaneous blood-fed Ae. sollicitans and Ae. taeniorhynchus.
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- B M Parker
- Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27695-7613, USA
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Ahid SM, Lourenço-de-Oliveira R, Saraiva LQ. [Canine heartworm on São Luís Island, Northeastern Brazil: a potential zoonosis]. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 1999; 15:405-12. [PMID: 10409793 DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x1999000200025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A survey on the prevalence of canine heartworm was conducted in 1, 495 dogs from Maranhão Island, State of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil, from 1991 to 1994, by testing for microfilariae in blood. Of the total, 1,358 (12.8% of which were infected) were dogs with no known history; they included 1,265 homeless animals (10.3% with microfilariae) and 93 kept by owners at the time the survey was conducted (37.8% of which were infected). Prevalence is high among dogs captured and/or living along the seashore. Examples of such high coastal prevalence rates were found in Olho d'Agua and Calhau (46% and 43%, respectively). The search for microfilariae in blood samples of 137 exclusively domiciliary dogs with a known history showed that 43% of these animals were infected, confirming transmission of heartworm on the island. This was the first survey formally published on canine dirofilariasis in Northeastern Brazil. Since D. immitis is infective to man and prevalence of the parasite is high, particularly along the coast of Maranhão Island, human cases of dirofilariasis may be expected. Local physicians should consider this parasite among the possible causes of solitary lesions in humans living in this area.
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- S M Ahid
- Departamento de Patologia, Escola de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade do Estado do Maranhão, Campus Paulo VI, Tirirical, São Luís, MA., 65000-000 Brasil
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Labarthe N, Serrão ML, Melo YF, de Oliveira SJ, Lourenço-de-Oliveira R. Potential vectors of Dirofilaria immitis (Leidy, 1856) in Itacoatiara, oceanic region of Niterói municipality, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1998; 93:425-32. [PMID: 9711329 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761998000400001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Dirofilaria immitis is a widespread mosquito-borne parasite that causes dirofilariasis, a commonly diagnosed disease of dogs that is rarely reported in cats and humans. A mosquito survey was conducted in Itacoatiara in the State of Rio de Janeiro, from March 1995 to February 1996, using canine, feline and human baits. A total of 3,667 mosquitoes were dissected for D. immitis larvae, representing 19 species and 10 genera. From those, Ae. scapularis, Ae taeniorhynchus, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Cx. declarator, Cx. saltanensis and Wy. bourrouli were found infected with D. immitis parasites, and among those only the first three harbored infective larvae. The majority of larvae were found in the Malpighian tubules (889/936), and larval melanization was observed in the two Aedes species. In descending order, the best vectors were Ae. scapularis. Ae. taeniorhynchus, and Cx. quinquefasciatus which alternate seasonally in importance. Cx. quinquefasciatus is suggested to be a vector to cats. The potential transmission of D. immitis parasites by these three vectors to man is discussed.
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- N Labarthe
- Faculdade de Veterinária, Centro de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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Labarthe N, Serrão ML, Melo YF, de Oliveira SJ, Lourenço-de-Oliveira R. Mosquito frequency and feeding habits in an enzootic canine dirofilariasis area in Niterói, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1998; 93:145-54. [PMID: 9698883 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761998000200002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Heartworm, a chronic fatal mosquito-borne canine disease, is frequently diagnosed in dogs from the State of Rio de Janeiro, where its prevalence is 29.7% in the city of Niterói. Nevertheless it is rarely detected in cats (0.8%) from the same state. Dogs are the primary source of infection to mosquitoes. because cats either do not demonstrate microfilaremia or it is too low and transient for transmission. A mosquito survey was conducted in Itacoatiara, Niterói, from March 1995 to February 1996, using canine, feline and human baits. A total of 21 mosquito species (3,888 females) was collected and biting frequency was higher at dusk. The four species collected most frequently (88.9%) were: Aedes taeniorhynchus (30% of the total catch; with the peak in May/June); Culex quinquefasciatus (22.5%; August/October); Aedes scapularis (19.4%; August, October/November and January) and Culex declarator (17%; November/January). Human baits were attractive to these species and dogs were significantly more attractive to them than cats. Ae. taeniorhynchus, Cx. quinquefasciatus, Ae. scapularis, Cx. declarator and Cx. nigripalpus are the most likely mosquito species to transmit Dirofilaria immitis parasites to dogs and may transit the parasite to humans. It is also suggested that the vector to cats belongs to the games Culex.
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- N Labarthe
- Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil
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