Vector Competence of Selected North American Culex and Coquillettidia Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus

Autor:	Michael R. Sardelis, Michael J. Turell, David J. Dohm, Monica L. O'Guinn
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	west nile virus WNV Culex restuans Cx. Salinarius vector-borne United States Medicine Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216
Zdroj:	Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 7, Iss 6, Pp 1018-1022 (2001)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0706.010617
Popis:	To control West Nile virus (WNV), it is necessary to know which mosquitoes are able to transmit this virus. Therefore, we evaluated the WNV vector potential of several North American mosquito species. Culex restuans and Cx. salinarius, two species from which WNV was isolated in New York in 2000, were efficient laboratory vectors. Cx. quinquefasciatus and Cx. nigripalpus from Florida were competent but only moderately efficient vectors. Coquillettidia perturbans was an inefficient laboratory vector. As WNV extends its range, exposure of additional mosquito species may alter its epidemiology.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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