THE INTEGRATION OF MOSQUITO AVIAN HOST PREFERENCE WITH WEST NILE VIRUS ACTIVITY IN WILD BIRD AND MOSQUITO POPULATIONS IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
West Nile virus (WNV) infection rates in wild birds and mosquitoes, and the blood-feeding patterns of mosquitoes were examined at two study sites in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to identify the potential avian reservoir hosts and mosquito vectors of West Nile virus (WNV). Blood samples from a total of 2,4...
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LSU
2008
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11112008-170918/ |