Vector competence of selected North American Culex and Coquillettidia mosquitoes for West Nile virus

Authors
Sardelis, MR Turell, MJ Dohm, DJ O'Guinn, ML
Citation
Mr. Sardelis et al., Vector competence of selected North American Culex and Coquillettidia mosquitoes for West Nile virus, EM INFECT D, 7(6), 2001, pp. 1018-1022
Citations number
42
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1018 - 1022
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200111/12)7:6<1018:VCOSNA>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
To control West Nile virus (WNV), it is necessary to know which mosquitoes are able to transmit this virus. Therefore, we evaluated the WNV vector pot ential of several North American mosquito species. Culex restuans and Cx. s alinarius, two species from which WNV was isolated in New York in 2000, wer e efficient laboratory vectors. Cx. quinquefasciatus and Cx. nigripalpus fr om Florida were competent but only moderately efficient vectors. Coquillett idia perturbans was an inefficient laboratory vector. As WNV extends its ra nge, exposure of additional mosquito species may alter its epidemiology.