Geographic variation in vector competence for West Nile virus in the Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) complex in California

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-198

  Vaidyanathan, Rajeev ^a,b   Scott, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens complex; Vector competence; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULEX PIPIENS; DISEASE CARRIER; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CULEX; DISEASE VECTORS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; SALIVA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

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

EID: 34547644889     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2006.0589     Document Type: Article

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