| host-feeding preference of culex quinquefasciatus in monterrey, northeastern mexico. | studies were conducted to determine the host selection patterns of culex quinquefasciatus in the municipalities of guadalupe and escobedo near monterrey, northeastern mexico. mosquitoes were captured inside and outside houses. chickens and humans were the most common blood sources for all cx. quinquefasciatus females, accounting for nearby 70% of blood meals. human blood was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 36.4% and 28.4% of engorged females resting inside houses in guadalupe an ... | 2006 | 17304933 |