Alphavirus infection in mosquitoes at the Ross River reservoir, North Queensland, 1990-1993

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 12, Issue 3 PART 1, 1996, Pages 421-428

  Kay, B H ^a   Hearnden, M N ^a,b   Oliveira, N M M ^a,c   Sellner, L N ^c,d   Hall, R A ^b,e  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ALPHA VIRUS; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; ROSS RIVER ALPHA VIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CULEX; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; QUEENSLAND; ROSS RIVER VIRUS;

EID: 0030239315     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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