Studies on the North Korean strain of Plasmodium vivax in Aotus monkeys and different anophelines

Abstract

Twenty-two Aotus monkeys of different karyotypes were infected with the North Korean strain of Plasmodium vivax. Aotus lemurinus griseimembra animals from Colombia produced higher maximum parasitemias and more readily infected mosquitoes than did Aotus monkeys from Bolivia (K-VI) or Peru (K-V and K-X). Comparative feedings indicated that the most susceptible mosquito species was Anopheles stephensi, followed by An. gambiae, An. dirus, An. freeborni, An. quadrimaculatus, An. culicifacies, and An. maculatus.