Vector Competence of Selected North American Culex and Coquillettidia Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus

To control West Nile virus (WNV), it is necessary to know which mosquitoes are able to transmit this virus. Therefore, we evaluated the WNV vector potential of several North American mosquito species. Culex restuans and Cx. salinarius, two species from which WNV was isolated in New York in 2000, wer...

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Main Authors: Michael R. Sardelis, Michael J. Turell, David J. Dohm, Monica L. O'Guinn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
WNV
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/6/01-0617_article