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First report of Culex flavivirus infection from Culex coronator (Diptera: Culicidae), Colombia
3 Jan 2019
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Flaviviruses are important pathogens for humans and animals (Dengue viruses, Yellow fever virus, Zika virus and West Nile virus). Culex flavivirus (CxFV) is an insect-specific virus of the genus Flavivirus, detected in a wide variety of mosquito species. OBJECTIVE: To detect Flavivirus in mosquitoes of a tropical region of the Colombian Caribbean. METHODS: In 2014, an entomological surveillance of...
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