Vector competence of Australian Culex gelidus Theobald (Diptera: Culicidae) for endemic and exotic arboviruses

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 234-240

  Johnson, Petrina H ^a   Hall Mendelin, Sonja ^a   Whelan, Peter I ^b   Frances, Stephen P ^c   Jansen, Cassie C ^c   MacKenzie, Donna O ^c   Northill, Judith A ^d   Van Den Hurk, Andrew F ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Medical Entomology   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN ARMY MALARIA INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Culex gelidus; Japanese encephalitis

Indexed keywords

AEDES VIGILAX; ARBOVIRUS; BARMAH FOREST VIRUS; BOVINE FOAMY VIRUS; CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; CULEX GELIDUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FLAVIVIRUS; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; MURRAY VALLEY ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 69249099759     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2009.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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