Distribution and abundance of host-seeking culex species at Three proximate locations with different levels of west nile virus activity

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 661-668

  Rochlin, Ilia ^a   Ginsberg, Howard S ^b   Campbell, Scott R ^c  

^a Division of Vector Control   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; CULEX; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX SALINARIUS; EPIZOOTIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOST; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

AVES; CULEX PIPIENS; EQUIDAE; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMALS; CULEX; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; NEW YORK; TIME FACTORS; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 65349194382     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.80.661     Document Type: Article

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