Scientific Note: the Discovery of West Nile Virus in Overwintering Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
In February 2003, a pool of 6 Culex pipiens mosquitoes collected in Lehigh County, PA, tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). West Nile viral RNA was detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. This is the first time in Pennsylvania and the third time in North America that WNV h...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 2004-01, Vol.20 (3), p.326-327 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In February 2003, a pool of 6 Culex pipiens mosquitoes collected in Lehigh County, PA, tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). West Nile viral RNA was detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. This is the first time in Pennsylvania and the third time in North America that WNV has been found in overwintering adult mosquitoes. |
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| ISSN: | 8756-971X |