Culex annulirostris (Diptera: Culicidae) host feeding patterns and Japanese encephalitis virus ecology in Northern Australia

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 371-377

  Hall Mendelin, Sonja ^a,b   Jansen, Cassie C ^c   Cheah, Wai Yuen ^b   Montgomery, Brian L ^a   Hall, Roy A ^a   Ritchie, Scott A ^a,d   Van Den Hurk, Andrew F ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Culex annulirostris; host feeding pattern; Japanese encephalitis virus; pig

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAT; CATTLE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; MARSUPIAL; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWINE; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATS; CATTLE; CULEX; DOGS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, JAPANESE; ENCEPHALITIS, JAPANESE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MARSUPIALIA; NORTHERN TERRITORY; QUEENSLAND; SWINE;

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 84858381562     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11148     Document Type: Article

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