Mansonia /Man·so·nia/ (man-so´ne-ah) a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which transmit Brugia malayi; some may also transmit viruses, such as those of equine encephalomyelitis.
Man·so·ni·a (m n-s  n - )n. A genus of mosquitoes that includes species that transmit the filarial worms associated with filariasis and elephantiasis in southeast Asia and Indonesia. |
Mansonia
a genus of mosquitoes in the family Culicidae and vectors of Dirofilaria immitis of dogs and the virus of Rift Valley fever in all species. Now called Taeniorhynchus spp.
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