Potential for north American mosquitoes to transmit rift valley fever virus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 502-507

  Turell, Michael J ^a   Dohm, David J ^a   Mores, Christopher N ^a,f   Terracina, Lucas ^b   Wallette Jr , Dennis L ^c   Hribar, Lawrence J ^d   Pecor, James E ^e   Blow, Jamie A ^a,g  

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

^b Calcasieu Parish Police Jury ^*  (United States)

^c Tangipahoa Mosquito Abatement District   (United States)

^d Florida Keys Mosquito Control District   (United States)

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

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

North America; Rift Valley fever; Transmission; Vector

Indexed keywords

AEDES TAENIORHYNCHUS; ARBOVIRUS; CRICETINAE; CULEX ERRATICUS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAMSTER; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; MOSQUITO; NORTH AMERICA; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; CULICIDAE; INSECT VECTORS; NORTH AMERICA; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS;

EID: 61549116242     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/08-5791.1     Document Type: Article

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