West Nile virus isolates from mosquitoes in New York and New Jersey, 1999

An outbreak of encephalitis due to West Nile (WN) virus occurred in New York City and the surrounding areas during 1999. Mosquitoes were collected as part of a comprehensive surveillance program implemented to monitor the outbreak. More than 32,000 mosquitoes representing 24 species were tested, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2001-07, Vol.7 (4), p.626-630
Hauptverfasser:	Nasci, R S, White, D J, Stirling, H, Oliver, J A, Daniels, T J, Falco, R C, Campbell, S, Crans, W J, Savage, H M, Lanciotti, R S, Moore, C G, Godsey, M S, Gottfried, K L, Mitchell, C J
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aedes - classification Aedes - virology Analysis Animals Anopheles - classification Anopheles - virology Arbovirus Cercopithecus aethiops Culex - classification Culex - virology Culex pipiens Culex restuans Culex salinarius Culicidae - classification Culicidae - virology Demographic aspects Disease Outbreaks DNA, Viral - analysis flavivirus Health aspects Insect Vectors - classification Insect Vectors - virology New Jersey - epidemiology New York - epidemiology Observational studies Vero Cells West Nile fever West Nile Fever - epidemiology West Nile Fever - virology West Nile virus West Nile virus - genetics West Nile virus - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:	An outbreak of encephalitis due to West Nile (WN) virus occurred in New York City and the surrounding areas during 1999. Mosquitoes were collected as part of a comprehensive surveillance program implemented to monitor the outbreak. More than 32,000 mosquitoes representing 24 species were tested, and 15 WN virus isolates were obtained. Molecular techniques were used to identify the species represented in the WN virus-positive mosquito pools. Most isolates were from pools containing Culex pipiens mosquitoes, but several pools contained two or more Culex species.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid0704.017404