Vector competence of Peruvian mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for a subtype IIIC virus in the Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis complex isolated from mosquitoes captured in Peru

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-75

  Turell, M J ^a   Dohm, D J ^a   Fernandez, R ^b   Calampa, C ^c   O'Guinn, M L ^a  

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

^b California   (Peru)

^c MINISTERIO DE SALUD   (Peru)

Author keywords

Mosquitoes; Mucambo virus; Peru; Transmission; Vector competence; Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HUMAN; MOSQUITO; OCHLEROTATUS; PERU; PHYSIOLOGY; SYRIAN HAMSTER; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS; VIROLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CRICETINAE; CULEX; CULICIDAE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MESOCRICETUS; OCHLEROTATUS; PERU;

CRICETINAE; CULEX VOMERIFER; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EQUIDAE; MUCAMBO VIRUS; OCHLEROTATUS FULVUS; PSOROPHORA CINGULATA; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646481104     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[70:VCOPMD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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