Host Feeding Patterns of Culex Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus Transmission, Northeastern United States
To evaluate the role of Culex mosquitoes as enzootic and epidemic vectors for WNV, we identified the source of vertebrate blood by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing portions of the cytochrome b gene of mitochondrial DNA. All Cx. restuans and 93% of Cx. pipiens acquired blood fro...
Main Authors: | Goudarz Molaei, Theodore G. Andreadis, Philip M. Armstrong, John F. Anderson, Charles R. Vossbrinck |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2006-03-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/3/05-1004_article |
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