| a comparison of two brazilian populations of culex quinquefasciatus (say, 1823) from endemic and non-endemic areas to infection with wuchereria bancrofti (cobbold, 1877). | culex quinquefasciatus is known to be an efficient insect host of wuchereria bancrofti. in brazil cx. quinquefasciatus is widely distributed throughout the country and is often abundant in and around human habitations. in contrast, bancroftian filariasis is limited to three foci in brazil. experiments were undertaken to compare the vector capacities of cx. quinquefasciatus originating from maceió (alagoas), one of the endemic areas of w. bancrofti infection in brazil, and belo horizonte (minas g ... | 1997 | 9302411 |