West Nile virus cluster analysis and vertical transmission in Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in Sacramento and Yolo Counties, California, 2011

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 442-449

  Fechter Leggett, Ethan ^a   Nelms, Brittany M ^a   Barker, Christopher M ^a   Reisen, William K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex pipiens; Focus detection; Vertical transmission; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; PATHOGENICITY; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CULEX; FEMALE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

AVES; CULEX PIPIENS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84870271646     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00248.x     Document Type: Article

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