Vector competence of rural and urban strains of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) from São Paulo State, Brazil for IC, ID, and IF subtypes of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 522-527

  Fernandez Z ^a   Moncayo, A C ^b   Carrara, A S ^c   Forattini, O P ^d   Weaver, S C ^c  

^a Instituto Nacional de Higiene Rafael Rangel   (Venezuela)

^b OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Longevity; Mosquito strains; Vector competence; Venezuelan equine encephalitis

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ALPHAVIRUS; CULEX; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; MELANOCONION; OCHLEROTATUS FULVUS; OCHLEROTATUS TAENIORHYNCHUS; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 1642418271     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.4.522     Document Type: Article

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