| host-feeding pattern of culex theileri (diptera: culicidae), potential vector of dirofilaria immitis in the canary islands, spain. | to identify the host range of potential vectors of dirofilaria immitis leidy, the causal agent of canine dirofilariasis, we studied the bloodmeal origin of mosquitoes trapped on two of the canary islands, gran canaria and tenerife, where this disease is considered hyperendemic. on gran canaria, mosquitoes were captured using centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) traps (outdoors) and resting in a bathroom (indoors). only cdc traps were used to capture mosquitoes in tenerife. the specie ... | 2012 | 23270171 |