Survival of West Nile Virus-Challenged Southern House Mosquitoes, Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus, in Relation to Environmental Temperatures

We investigated the effect of West Nile virus (WNV) infection on survival in two colonies of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) originating from Vero Beach and Gainesville, FL. Mosquitoes were fed West Nile virus-infected blood and checked daily for survival. Exposure to WNV dec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of vector ecology 2014-06, Vol.39 (1), p.123-133
Hauptverfasser:	Alto, Barry W, Richards, Stephanie L, Anderson, Sheri L, Lord, Cynthia C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult lifespan adults ambient temperature Animals arbovirus infection blood Culex Culex - physiology Culex - virology Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Culex quinquefasciatus Culicidae death Diptera Female Flavivirus Florida interspecific variation intraspecific variation longevity Male Temperature vector competence vectorial capacity West Nile virus West Nile virus - pathogenicity
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