Table 1

Recovery of Setaria tundra larvae from Aedes spp. mosquitoes and of microfilariae from reindeer in six locations in Finland, summer 2004.

Place
Diss. mosq. (captured)
Inf. mosq.
Prevalence (%)
No of S. tundra larvae,(range)
smf-prev in reindeer
Collection time

Perho
200 (443)
1
0,5
8
15% 1
July 22th
Kuhmo
148 (148)
1
0,7
5
36% 1
July 19th
Kuusamo
210 (2061)
1
0,5
3
61% 2
July 3th – August 28th
Sodankylä
200 (254)
4
2
3 (2–4)
10% 2
July 29th
Kaamanen
200 (286)
0
0
-
0% 2
July 28th
Oulu Zoo
200 (1680)
5
2,5
2 (1–3)
100% 2
June 10th – August 20th
Tot
958 (4429)
12
1.2




1Wild forest reindeer, 2Reindeer

Laaksonen et al. Parasites & Vectors 2009 2:3   doi:10.1186/1756-3305-2-3