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Table 2 Dirofilaria species detected in mosquitoes collected from different urban habitats of Bratislava, Slovakia

From: Urbanization impact on mosquito community and the transmission potential of filarial infection in central Europe

Dirofilaria spp.

Number of positive mosquito pools for Dirofilaria spp. (%)

Urban-fringe zone (S1)

(n = 451)

Residential zone (S2 + S3)

(n = 159)

Total

(n = 610)

D. repens

22 (4.88)

22 (3.61)

D. immitis

1 (0.22)

1 (0.63)

2 (0.33)

D. repens + D. immitis

1 (0.22)

1 (0.63)

2 (0.33)

Total

24 (5.32)

2 (1.26)

26 (4.26)

  1. Abbreviations: S1, Devínske Jazero settlement; S2, Danube riverbank; S3, Dog shelter; n, number of examined mosquito pools