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Natural Enzootic Vectors of<i>Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus</i>in the Magdalena Valley, Colombia
1 Jan 2003
Abstract excerpt
To characterize the transmission cycle of enzootic Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) strains believed to represent an epizootic progenitor, we identified natural vectors in a sylvatic focus in the middle Magdalena Valley of Colombia. Hamster-baited traps were placed into an active forest focus, and mosquitoes collected from each trap in which a hamster became infected were sorted by species and assayed...
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