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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Andreadis, T. G. ; Anderson, J. F. ; Vossbrinck, C. R. ;
Andreadis, T. G. ; Anderson, J. F. ; Vossbrinck, C. R. ; Less -
Description:
Fourteen isolations of West Nile (WN) virus were obtained from four mosquito species (Culex pipiens [5], Cx. restuans [4], Cx. salinarius [2], and Culiseta melanura [3]) in statewide surveillance conducted from June through October 2000. Most isolates were obtained from mosquitoes collected in densely populated residential locales in Fairfield and New Haven counties, where the highest rates of dead crow sightings were reported and where WN virus was detected in 1999. Minimum field infection rates per 1,000 mosquitoes ranged from 0.5 to 1.8 (county based) and from 1.3 to 76.9 (site specific). Cx. restuans appears to be important in initiating WN virus transmission among birds in early summer; Cx. pipiens appears to play a greater role in amplifying virus later in the season. Cs. melanura could be important in the circulation of WN virus among birds in sylvan environments; Cx. salinarius is a suspected vector of WN virus to humans and horses.
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Animals
Cercopithecus Aethiops
Connecticut
Culex
Culicidae
Insect Vectors
Research Article
Sentinel Surveillance
Vero Cells
West Nile Fever
West Nile Virus

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 7(4):670-674. ;
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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