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West Nile virus in host-seeking mosquitoes within a residential neighborhood in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2005
Bell Jeffrey A, Mickelson Nathan J, Vaughan Jefferson A
Abstract excerpt
West Nile virus (WNV) was first recovered in North Dakota near the city of Grand Forks in June 2002. During 2002, 2003, and 2004, we collected mosquitoes from Grand Forks using Mosquito Magnet traps and tested them for WNV. The seasonal abundance, species composition, and reproductive status of female mosquitoes were correlated with local environmental temperature and state surveillance data on WNV to determine...
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