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Culex fatigans - widespread tropical mosquito that transmits filarial worms

mosquito - two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

Culex, genus Culex - type genus of the Culicidae: widespread genus of mosquitoes distinguished by holding the body parallel to the resting surface

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Criaderos, densidad larval y segregacion de nicho en tres culicidae urbanos (Culex fatigans Wied., C.

Variables microambientales asociadas a mosquitos (Diptera: Culicidae) que habitan en recipientes en un cementerio urbano de Republica Dominicana

Culex fatigans was incriminated as the main vector since 1.6% of the 1152 wild-caught mosquitos were carrying larvae of the parasite [14].

Imported Asymptomatic Bancroftian Filariasis Discovered from a Plasmodium vivax Infected Patient: A Case Report from Singapore

[2] In India, Asian countries and china they show nocturnal periodicity due to night biting habits of the vector, culex fatigans mosquito and sleeping habits of the host.

Filariasis presenting as generalised lymphadenopathy: a rare case report

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