Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus by Three California Culex (Diptera: Culicidae) Species

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 743-746

  Goddard, Laura B ^a   Roth, Amy E ^a,b   Reisen, William K ^a,c   Scott, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens; Culex tarsalis; Vertical transmission; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX TARSALIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FLAVIVIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 1342324616     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.743     Document Type: Article

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