TABLE 4.
Prevalence of Microfilariae in Dissected Mosquitoes and Wucheria bancrofti DNA Detection by Polymerase Chain Reaction
| Microscopy | PCR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Genera | Species | Larvae L1 n | Larvae L2 n | Larvae L3 n | % Infection | W. bancrofti DNA n | % Infection |
| Anopheles | An. gambiae | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.4 |
| An. funestus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Culex | Cx. quinque-fasciatus | 4 | 2 | 21 | 1.7 | 30 | 1.8 |
| Total microfilaria observed: 34 Microfilaria prevalence: 34/1632 = 2.1% | Total microfilaria DNA: 39 Microfilaria prevalence: 39/1632 = 2.3% | ||||||
Abbreviations: An., Anopheles; Cx., Culex; DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; W., Wucheria.