| on the inefficiency of transmission of wuchereria bancrofti from mosquito to human host. | the high biting rate of culex pipiens fatigans in rangoon, combined with a low prevalence of microfilaraemia due to wuchereria bancrofti, suggested a poor efficiency of transmission. data obtained by the who filariasis research unit in rangoon were analysed, and the efficiency of the parasite from stage iii larva in the mosquito to the production of microfilariae was estimated as 6.04-6.71 x 10(-5), indicating that an average of around 15 500 bites by "infective" mosquitos is necessary to produc ... | 1968 | 4235739 |
| evaluation of wuchereria bancrofti infection in culex pipiens fatigans in rangoon, burma. | in the past, several indices have been proposed to evaluate the threat of vectors to the community. such indices, if accurately determined, could serve to assess the effectiveness of vector control campaigns. in this paper, a "risk of infection" index is introduced for the case of urban filariasis transmitted by culex pipiens fatigans in rangoon, burma. this index is directly proportional to the three principal parameters that determine the extent of transmission-namely, the biting density of th ... | 1967 | 4227200 |