Assessing the Filariasis Causing Parasites in Adult Mosquitoes and the Vector Mosquito Larval Breeding in Selected Medical Officer of Health Areas in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

• Published in: Journal of Tropical Medicine
• Main Authors: S. A. S. Pilagolla, L. D. Amarasinghe
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Lied
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6643226; https://doaj.org/article/b8675429cc474422bf9863d8093821dd

The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of filariasis causing parasites in adult mosquitoes and vector mosquito larval breeding in four Medical Officer of Health (MOH) areas in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka. Adult female mosquitoes at their resting places were collected using a pro...