Role of Nestling Mourning Doves and House Finches as Amplifying Hosts of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus

Nestling mourning doves and house finches produced elevated viremias after inoculation with 2–3 log10 plaque-forming units (PFU) of St Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus and infected 67 and 70% of Culex tarsalis Coquillett that engorged upon them, respectively. Mosquito infection rates as well as the qu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical entomology 2004-09, Vol.41 (5), p.965-972
Hauptverfasser:	Mahmood, Farida, Chiles, Robert E., Fang, Ying, Barker, Christopher M., Reisen, William K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biological and medical sciences Carpodacus mexicanus Columbidae Columbidae - virology Culex tarsalis Culicidae disease reservoirs doves Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis - isolation & purification Encephalitis, St. Louis - transmission Finches - virology Fringillidae Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology host-pathogen relationships house finch Humans infection insect vectors Medically important nuisances and vectors, pests of stored products and materials: population survey and control mourning dove Saint Louis encephalitis virus St. Louis encephalitis virus transmission vector competence VECTOR/PATHOGEN/HOST INTERACTION, TRANSMISSION Vectors. Intermediate hosts viremia virus amplification virus transmission Zenaida macroura
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