| host-feeding patterns of culex pipiens and cx. antennatus (diptera: culicidae) from a village in sharqiya governorate, egypt. | host-selection patterns of mosquitoes were determined over a 1-yr period at abu heif, a village in sharqiya governorate, egypt, that has had a history of rift valley fever virus (rvfv) transmission. culex pipiens l. and cx. antennatus becker were the most common mosquito species collected, and 8,252 blood meals from both species were analyzed by a precipitin technique. host availability was estimated by a monthly census of human and animal populations. both mosquito species exhibited opportunist ... | 1995 | 7473609 |
| a preliminary pilot survey (culex pipiens), sharkia governorate, egypt. | sixteen different ecological areas in sharkia governorate were surveyed for adult culex pipiens. the prevalence was investigated among 160 houses of 2800 individuals and their surrounding outdoors. the collected adults were 41488 from october 2003 to november 2004. the collection rates were higher in the rural areas than urban ones. mosquitoes were common all the year round except january, february and march, with peaks in summer and autumn than in spring and winter. larvae in descending order w ... | 2006 | 16605102 |
| studies on mosquito borne dieases in egypt and qatar. | mosquitoes identification, distribution and densities in representative egyptian governorates and five qatarain municipalities (al rayyan, doha, al daayan, al khor & al zahakira and al shamal) were studied. in qatar the larvae were culex pipiens complex, c. univettatus, c. pusillus, aedes caspies, anopheles multicolor and a. stephensi. c. pipiens and c. univettatus were mainly in al rayyan, doha, and al khor & al zahakira. c. pusillus was in doha and al daayan while a. caspies was in al daayan a ... | 2009 | 20120742 |