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Population genomics of Culiseta melanura, the principal vector of Eastern equine encephalitis virus in the United States.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Aug 2018
Soghigian John, Andreadis Theodore G, Molaei Goudarz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) (Togaviridae, Alphavirus) is a highly pathogenic mosquito-borne arbovirus that circulates in an enzootic cycle involving Culiseta melanura mosquitoes and wild Passeriformes birds in freshwater swamp habitats. Recently, the northeastern United States has experienced an intensification of virus activity with increased human involvement and northward expansion into new...
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