Abstract
The hypothesis is presented that there is a positive specific chemiotaxis acting on microfilaria; to cause them to migrate toward the saliva of the insect host, and that this same substance may furnish the stimulus for cyclical parturition of the adult filaria. The bite of a hyperfilariated Culex fatigans may be a factor in initiating certain attacks of lymphangitis in Porto Rico showing a lunar periodicity.
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