First collection of Anopheles (Anopheles) punctipennis (Say) on Oahu, Hawaii: Implications for the potential introduction of West Nile virus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-226

  Furumizo, Roy T ^a   Warashina, Wesley R ^a   Savage, Harry M ^b  

^a HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles punctipennis (Say); Hawaii; Mosquito quarantine; Mosquito surveillance; Pest introduction

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES (GENUS); ANOPHELES PUNCTIPENNIS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; HAWAII; INSECT VECTORS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 25144435409     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[225:FCOAAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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