European Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens Are Competent Vectors for Japanese Encephalitis Virus.

BACKGROUND:Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the causative agent of Japanese encephalitis, the leading cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. JEV transmission cycle involves mosquitoes and vertebrate hosts. The detection of JEV RNA in a pool of Culex pipiens caught in 2010 in Italy raised the conce...

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Main Authors: Mélissanne de Wispelaere, Philippe Desprès, Valérie Choumet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5268654?pdf=render