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

Authors
Nasci, RS White, DJ Stirling, H Oliver, J Daniels, TJ Falco, RC Campbell, S Crans, WJ Savage, HM Lanciotti, RS Moore, CG Godsey, MS Gottfried, KL Mitchell, CJ
Citation
Rs. Nasci et al., West Nile virus isolates from mosquitoes in New York and New Jersey, 1999, EM INFECT D, 7(4), 2001, pp. 626-630
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
626 - 630
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200107/08)7:4<626:WNVIFM>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
An outbreak of encephalitis due to West Nile (WN) virus occurred in New Yor k City and the surrounding areas during 1999. Mosquitoes were collected as part of a comprehensive surveillance program implemented to monitor the out break. More than 32,000 mosquitoes representing 24 species were tested, and 15 WN virus isolates were obtained. Molecular techniques were used to iden tify the species represented in the WN virus-positive mosquito pools. Most isolates were from pools containing Culex pipiens mosquitoes, but several p ools contained two or more Culex species.