Evidence of vertical transmission of West Nile virus in field-collected mosquitoes

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-99

  Unlu, Isik ^a   MacKay, Andrew J ^b   Roy, Alma ^c   Yates, Matt M ^d   Foil, Lane D ^e  

^a Mercer County Mosquito Control   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (Puerto Rico)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d East Baton Rouge Parish Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control District   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mosquitoes; Vertical transmission; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; MOSQUITO; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LARVA; MALE; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX SALINARIUS; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77952061263     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2010.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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