Vector ability of mosquitoes for isolates of Plasmodium elongatum from raptors in Florida.

@article{Nayar1998VectorAO,
  title={Vector ability of mosquitoes for isolates of Plasmodium elongatum from raptors in Florida.},
  author={Jai K. Nayar and James W. Knight and Sam R Telford},
  journal={The Journal of parasitology},
  year={1998},
  volume={84 3},
  pages={
          542-6
        }
}
Three isolates of Plasmodium elongatum were obtained from 3 species of raptors (red-tailed hawk [Buteo jamaicensis], bald eagle [Haliaeetus leucocephalus], and eastern screech owl [Otus asio]) from Florida using isodiagnostic techniques in Pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos). Six to 10 species of mosquitoes were tested for susceptibility to these 3 isolates. Complete development of the sporogonic cycle of the 3 isolates of P. elongatum occurred in 3 species of mosquitoes, Culex nigripalpus, Culex… 
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