Vector competence of Kenyan Culex zombaensis and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes for rift valley fever virus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-382

  Turell, M J ^a   Lee, J S ^a   Richardson, J H ^b   Sang, R C ^b   Kioko, E N ^b   Agawo, M O ^b   Pecor, J ^c   O'Guinn, M L ^a  

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

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex quinquefasciatus; Culex zombaensis; Kenya; Rift Valley fever virus; Transmission

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HAMSTER; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KENYA; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; CULEX; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; KENYA; MESOCRICETUS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; VIREMIA;

EID: 39749191992     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/5645.1     Document Type: Article

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