Short report: Relative susceptibilties of South Texas mosquitoes to infection with West Nile virus

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 925-928

  Vanlandingham, Dana L ^a   McGee, Charles E ^a   Klinger, Kimberly A ^a   Vessey, Nathan ^b   Fredregillo, Chris ^b   Higgs, Stephen ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; AEDES; ANIMAL; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECT VECTORS; TEXAS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 42949144327     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.925     Document Type: Article

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