Vector competence of North American mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for West Nile virus

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 130-134

  Turell, Michael J ^a   O'Guinn, Monica L ^a   Dohm, David J ^a   Jones, James W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Mosquitoes; Transmission; Vector competence; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CULEX; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; NEW YORK CITY; NORTH AMERICA; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 0035291742     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.2.130     Document Type: Article

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