Culex pipiens and Culex torrentium populations from Central Europe are susceptible to West Nile virus infection

One Health

Volumn 2, Issue , 2016, Pages 88-94

  Leggewie, Mayke ^a   Badusche, Marlis ^a   Rudolf, Martin ^a   Jansen, Stephanie ^a   Börstler, Jessica ^a   Krumkamp, Ralf ^a,b   Huber, Katrin ^a,c   Krüger, Andreas ^d   Schmidt Chanasit, Jonas ^a,b   Tannich, Egbert ^a,b   Becker, Stefanie C ^a,e  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

^b German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF)   (Germany)

^c KABS   (Germany)

^d Entomology Group   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Culex mosquitoes; Infection assay; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOTYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX; CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX TORRENTIUM; DISEASE CARRIER; EGG; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS INFECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHY; GERMANY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MEAL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN GERMANY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN GERMANY; VIRUS TITRATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84971643737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23527714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2016.04.001     Document Type: Article

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