Identification of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in a hybrid zone of West Nile virus transmission in Fresno County, California

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 303-310

  McAbee, Rory D ^a,b   Green, Emily N ^b   Holeman, Jodie ^c   Christiansen, Julie ^b   Frye, Niki ^c   Dealey, Katherine ^b   Mulligan III, F Steve ^c   Brault, Aaron C ^b   Cornel, Anthony J ^b  

^a Mosquito Control Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE;

AMPLICON; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX PIPIENS; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HABITAT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; ANIMAL; BREEDING; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CULEX PIPIENS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BREEDING; CALIFORNIA; CULEX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 41249087797     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.303     Document Type: Article

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