Vectors of Lymphatic Filariasis
A wide range of mosquitoes can transmit the parasite, depending on the geographic area. In Africa, the most common vector is Anopheles and in the Americas, it is Culex quinquefasciatus. Aedes and Mansonia can transmit the infection in the Pacific and in Asia.
Page last reviewed: March 16, 2018
Content source: Global Health, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria