The potential of Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae) as an enzootic vector of West Nile virus

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 966-970

  Erickson, S M ^a,b   Platt, K B ^a   Tucker, B J ^a   Evans, R ^a   Tiawsirisup, S ^a,c   Rowley, W A ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aedes triseriatus; Culex pipiens; Vector competence; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHICKEN; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CULEX; INSECT VECTORS; POULTRY DISEASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FLAVIVIRIDAE; FLAVIVIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33750946473     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[966:TPOATD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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