Aedes triseriatus females transovarially infected with la crosse virus mate more efficiently than uninfected mosquitoes

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1152-1158

  Reese, Sara M ^a,b   Beaty, Meaghan K ^a   Gabitzsch, Elizabeth S ^a,c   Blair, Carol D ^a   Beaty, Barry J ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c Etubics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes triseriatus; Insemination rates; La Crosse virus; Mating efciency

Indexed keywords

CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LA CROSSE VIRUS; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LA CROSSE VIRUS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIROLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LA CROSSE VIRUS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 70350507983     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0524     Document Type: Article

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