Effect of blood source on vector competence of Culex pipiens biotypes for Usutu virus

Abstract Background Infectious blood meal experiments have been frequently performed with different virus-vector combinations to assess the transmission potential of arthropod-borne (arbo)viruses. A wide variety of host blood sources have been used to deliver arboviruses to their arthropod vectors i...

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Main Authors: Sandra R. Abbo, Tessa M. Visser, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman, Haidong Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04686-6