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Natural transmission of Dirofilaria immitis by Aedes aegypti
C M Hendrix1, C J Brunner, L K Bellamy
1Department of Pathology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, AL 36849-3501.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
|March 1, 1986
Abstract:
The Liverpool strain of the mosquito Aedes aegypti was infected with microfilariae of the canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, and was used to transmit heartworm larvae to three dogs. Methods of confirming heartworm infection in these dogs included the modified Knott's test, a commercial enzyme-linked-immunosorbent assay (ELISA), an indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test, and post-mortem examination.