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Evaluating Sampling Method Bias in Culex tarsalis and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Bloodmeal Identification Studies
1 Jan 2012
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Determining the bloodmeal hosts of the Culex vectors of encephalitis viruses such as West Nile virus is essential for understanding the role of these mosquitoes in enzootic and epidemic transmission. Although molecular techniques have increased our knowledge of blood feeding patterns by allowing host identification to the species level, few studies have focused on the role that sampling methods may play in...
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