Landscape Ecology of Arboviruses in Southeastern California: Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Enzootic Activity in Imperial Valley, 1991–1994
| Autor: | H. D. Lothrop, E. W. Gordon, James L. Hardy, S. B. Presser, William K. Reisen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
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Encephalitis Virus St. Louis Biology California Encephalitis Virus Western Equine Aedes biology.animal Chlorocebus aethiops Animals Vero Cells Riparian zone Rookery geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology General Veterinary biology.organism_classification Culex Flavivirus Infectious Diseases Habitat Insect Science Vector (epidemiology) Enzootic Parasitology Heron Chickens |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Entomology. 34:179-188 |
| ISSN: | 1938-2928 0022-2585 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jmedent/34.2.179 |
| Popis: | Western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE) and St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) viruses were detected in the Imperial Valley during the summers of 1991-1994 by isolation from the primary vector, Culex tarsalis Coquillett, and by the seroconversion of sentinel chickens. Enzootic transmission consistently was not detected first each year at sampling sites near specific landscape features such as a heron rookery and other riparian habitats along the New River, sites along the Mexican border, or saline and freshwater marshes along the southern shore of the Salton Sea. Despite mild winter temperatures and the elevated vernal abundance of Cx. tarsalis, WEE and SLE activity was not detected until June or July, indicating considerable amplification may be necessary before detection by testing mosquito pools for virus infection or sentinel chicken sera for antibodies. Results did not permit the spatial focusing of early season control efforts or research on mechanisms of virus interseasonal persistence. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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