Identification of reptilian and amphibian blood meals from mosquitoes in an eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus focus in central Alabama

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 272-276

  Cupp, Eddie W ^a   Zhang, Dunhua ^a   Yue, Xin ^a   Cupp, Mary S ^a   Guyer, Craig ^a   Sprenger, Tonya R ^b   Unnasch, Thomas R ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BIRD; CULEX; CULEX ERRATICUS; CULEX PECCATOR; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS; FROG; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST SELECTION; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; REPTILE; UNITED STATES; URANOTAENIA SAPPHIRINA; VIRUS DETECTION;

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; AVES; CULEX ERRATICUS; CULEX PECCATOR; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; EQUIDAE; RANA CATESBEIANA; REPTILIA; RNA VIRUSES; SAPPHIRINA; URANOTAENIA SAPPHIRINA;

EID: 4544256693     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.272     Document Type: Article

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