Article
Vector Competence of the Stable Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) for West Nile Virus
1 May 2011
Abstract excerpt
In 2006-2007, stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae), were suspected of being enzootic vectors of West Nile virus (family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus, WNV) during a die-off of American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin) (Pelecanidae) in Montana, USA. WNV-positive stable flies were observed feeding en masse on incapacitated, WNV-positive pelicans, arousing suspicions that the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
