Species diversity of mosquitoes (: ), larval habitat characteristics, and potential as vectors for lymphatic filariasis in Central Bengkulu Regency, Indonesia.

Background And Aim: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a vector-borne disease in various regions of Indonesia. The transmission dynamics within a locality are intricately linked to the presence of the pathogen (microfilaria), definitive host (humans), intermediate host (mosquitoes), reservoir, and environmental factors. The geographic landscape of Central Bengkulu Regency, which is characterized by plantations, marshlands, and forests, serves as a suitable habitat for mosquitoes.

A Description of Lecithocladium angustiovum (Digenea: Hemiuridae) in Short Mackerel, Rastrelliger brachysoma (Scombridae), of Indonesia.

Lecithocladium angustiovum is identified from the stomach (87.33%) and the intestine (12.67%) of Indonesian short mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma).

Enhanced protection against the migratory phase, but defective protection against the intestinal phase of Strongyloides venezuelensis infection in cotton rats, Sigmodon hispidus.

The protective capacity of the cotton rat, Sigmodon hispidus, against the migratory and intestinal phases of Strongyloides venezuelensis infection was examined. After subcutaneous infection with infective larvae (L(3)), adult worm recovery rates from male and female animals on Day 71 were only 0.10% and 0.