Vector competence of Aedes aegypti, Culex sitiens, Culex annulirostris, and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) for Barmah Forest virus

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 660-663

  Boyd, Ann Marie ^a   Kay, Brian H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes notoscriptus; Barmah Forest virus; Culex annulirostris; Culex quinquefasciatus; Culex sitiens

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; MOUSE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AEDES; ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; MICE;

EID: 0034267649     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.5.660     Document Type: Article

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