Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Mosquito species with mammalian blood meals

From: Blood-feeding patterns of native mosquitoes and insights into their potential role as pathogen vectors in the Thames estuary region of the United Kingdom

Mosquito species	Mammals					Total
Mosquito species	Brown rat	Cow	European hare	European rabbit	Sheep	Total
An. claviger	0	1	0	0	0	1
An. maculipennis (s.l.)^a	2	344	2	228	6	582
Cq. richiardii	0	3	0	0	0	3
Cs. annulata	0	187	0	4	5	196
Oc. detritus	0	2	0	0	0	2
Culiseta spp.^a	0	1	0	0	0	1
Total	2	538	2	232	11	785

Mammalian blood meals identified from the mosquito species in this study
^aIndicates species that also fed on birds (see Table 3)

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ISSN: 1756-3305

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