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Table 3 Mortality in laboratory reared Culex pipiens (n = 148) within 13 days following the blood meal, according to microfilaraemic dogs and site of sampling (mf = microfilariae)

From: Risk of canine and human exposure to Dirofilaria immitis infected mosquitoes in endemic areas of Italy

Site

mf/mla(x1000)

Days of mosquito breeding

Tot n. dead

Overall mortality rate

  

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

  

Site A

30-35

18

4

6

 

2

   

1

  

1

  

14

77.8%

Site B

100-110

84

3

6

7

6

10

5

5

5

1

2

2

2

3

57

67.8%

Site C

110-125

46

 

27

6

4

1

2

1

     

1

42

91.3%

Tot

 

148

7

39

13

12

11

7

6

6

1

2

3

2

4

113

76.3%

  1. a Microfilaraemic values detected at the beginning and at the end of each mosquito collection.
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