Vector Competence of Selected African Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Species for Rift Valley Fever Virus

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-108

  Turell, Michael J ^a   Linthicum, Kenneth J ^a,b   Patrican, Lisa A ^a,c   Glyn Davies, F ^a,d,e   Kairo, Alladin ^a,d,f   Bailey, Charles L ^a,g  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d Veterinary Research Laboratory Kabete   (Kenya)

^e The Whittery   (United Kingdom)

^f HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^g GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Mosquito; Rift valley fever virus; Transmission; Vector

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIROLOGY;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; INSECT VECTORS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARBOVIRUS; ARTHROPODA; BUNYAVIRIDAE; CRICETINAE; CULEX ANTENNATUS; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; PHLEBOVIRUS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 38949091375     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[102:VCOSAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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