Culex torrentium Mosquito Role as Major Enzootic Vector Defined by Rate of Sindbis Virus Infection, Sweden, 2009

Culex torrentium Mosquito Role as Major Enzootic Vector Defined by Rate of Sindbis Virus Infection, Sweden, 2009

We isolated Sindbis virus (SINV) from the enzootic mosquito vectors Culex torrentium, Cx. pipiens, and Culiseta morsitans collected in an area of Sweden where SINV disease is endemic. The infection rate in Cx. torrentium mosquitoes was exceptionally high (36 infections/1,000 mosquitoes), defining Cx...

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Main Authors: Jenny C. Hesson, Jenny Verner-Carlsson, Anders Larsson, Raija Ahmed, Åke Lundkvist, Jan O. Lundström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Culex
Sindbis virus
arthropod vector
Europe
arthritis
Alphavirus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/5/14-1577_article

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