Das, Prapti
Das, Subhajit
Saha, Abhirup
Tamang, Abhinna
Saha, Dhiraj
Article History
Received: 25 February 2026
Accepted: 26 May 2026
First Online: 8 June 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Use of rats ( Rattus norvegicus ) to provide blood meal to the adult female mosquitoes was approved (Approval No. IAEC/NBU/2022/22) by Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) to Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal (Regn No. 840/GO/Re/S/04/CPCSEA).