A Molecular Screening of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for Flaviviruses in a Focus of West Nile Virus Infection in Northern Iran

Background: Mosquito-borne arboviruses such as West Nile (WN), dengue, Rift Valley fever, and Sindbis viruses are reported in Iran, but large-scale studies have not been performed on mosquitoes to find their vectors. A molecular study of the adult mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for flaviviruses wa...

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Main Authors: Vahideh Moin-Vaziri, Remi N Charrel, Mehdi Badakhshan, Xavier de Lamballerie, Nourina Rahbarian, Mulood Mohammadi Bavani, Shahyad Azari-Hamidian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/1231