Quantification of West Nile virus in vector mosquito saliva

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-53

  Colton, Leah ^a   Biggerstaff, Brad J ^a   Johnson, Alicia ^a   Nasci, Roger S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Culex; Ochlerotatus triseriatus; Saliva; Vector competence; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULEX PIPIENS; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS; VERTEBRATA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; MOSQUITO; OCHLEROTATUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; CULICIDAE; INSECT VECTORS; OCHLEROTATUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 16444387197     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[49:QOWNVI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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