Potential for Central American mosquitos to transmit epizootic and enzootic strains of Venezuelan equine encephallitis virus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-298

  Turell, Michael J ^a   Barth, James ^a   Coleman, Russell E ^a  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex (melanoconion) ocossa; Culex (melanoconion) taeniopus; Transmission; Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HORSE; MOSQUITO; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CRICETINAE; CULEX; CULICIDAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE; FEMALE; HORSES; INSECT VECTORS;

EID: 0033190608     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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