Assessment of the risk of introduction to Tunisia of the Rift Valley fever virus by the mosquito Culex pipiens;Estimation du risque d'introduction du virus de la fièvre de la vallée du Rift en Tunisie par le moustique Culex pipiens

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 250-259

  Krida, G ^a,b   Diancourt, L ^c   Bouattour, A ^a   Rhim, A ^a   Chermiti, B ^d   Failloux, A B ^c  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL AGRONOMIQUE DE TUNISIE   (Tunisia)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d Ecole Superieure d'Horticulture et d'Elevage de Chott Mariem   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Culex pipiens; Emergence; Entomologic surveillance; Genetic differentiation; Maghreb; North east and centre east Tunisia; Northern Africa; Rift valley fever; Vector competence; Veterinary control of cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER BUNYAVIRUS; TUNISIA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CULEX; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; RIFT VALLEY FEVER; RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS; TUNISIA;

EID: 80054945953     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13149-010-0122-4     Document Type: Article

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