Sindbis Virus Infection in Non-Blood-Fed Hibernating <i>Culex pipiens</i> Mosquitoes in Sweden

Sindbis Virus Infection in Non-Blood-Fed Hibernating <i>Culex pipiens</i> Mosquitoes in Sweden

A crucial, but unresolved question concerning mosquito-borne virus transmission is how these viruses can remain endemic in regions where the transmission is halted for long periods of time, due to mosquito inactivity in, e.g., winter. In northern Europe, Sindbis virus (SINV) (genus alphavirus, <i...

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Main Authors: Alexander Bergman, Emma Dahl, Åke Lundkvist, Jenny C. Hesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
virus persistence
temperate region
vectors
arbovirus
alphavirus
overwintering
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/12/1441

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