Isolation of leishmanial parasites from a wild caught Anopheles gambiae mosquito in Kenya |
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| Authors: | C. M. Mutero M. J. Mutinga R. Musyoki |
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| Affiliation: | International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Abstract: | A total of 232 mosquitoes were collected and dissected for leishmanial parasites in the Baringo District, Kenya. Anopheles gambiae sensu lato comprised 90.9% of the sample. One female A. gambiae was found to be infected with leishmanial promastigotes. The parasites when injected into Balb C mice caused skin lesions characterized by heavy amastigote infections. The average size of the parasite was: body length, 11.7 ± 0.19 μm; width, 1.3 ± 0.04 μm; flagellum length, 15.5 ± 0.28 μm. |
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| Keywords: | Anopheles gambiae Anopheles arabiensis mosquitoes Leishmania major promastigotes amastigotes leishmaniasis Baringo Kenya |
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