Effects of temperature on the transmission of West Nile virus by Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 309-317

  Reisen, William K ^a   Fang, Ying ^a   Martinez, Vincent M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex tarsalis; Degree days; Temperature; Transmission; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SEASON; ST LOUIS FLAVIVIRUS; TEMPERATURE; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CULEX; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, ST. LOUIS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, WESTERN EQUINE; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

CULEX TARSALIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33750417962     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)043[0309:EOTOTT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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