Seasonal variation in susceptibility to West Nile virus infection in Culex pipiens pipiens (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) from San Joaquin County, California

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 423-425

  Vaidyanathan, Rajeev ^a   Scott, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mosquito; Vector competence; Virus; West Nile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CULEX; SEASONS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 33847016009     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2006)31[423:SVISTW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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