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Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus by Three California <I>Culex</I> (Diptera: Culicidae) Species
1 Nov 2003
Abstract excerpt
Three California Culex species previously identified as efficient laboratory vectors of West Nile (WN) virus were tested for their capability to vertically transmit WN virus. Wild-caught Culex pipiens pipiens L., Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus Say, and two populations of Culex tarsalis Coquillett females were inoculated intrathoracically with 10(2.7 +/- 0.1) plaque-forming units of WN virus. F1 progeny were...
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