Vector competence of Culiseta incidens and Culex thriambus for West Nile virus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 662-665

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Culex thriambus Dyar; Culiseta incidens (Thomson); Vector competence; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECUS; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ST LOUIS FLAVIVIRUS; UNITED STATES; VERO CELL; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CULEX; CULICIDAE; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, ST. LOUIS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, WESTERN EQUINE; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VERO CELLS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AVES; CULEX THRIAMBUS; CULISETA INCIDENS; MAMMALIA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33846346868     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[662:VCOCIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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