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Long-term surveillance defines spatial and temporal patterns implicating Culex tarsalis as the primary vector of West Nile virus
29 Apr 2019
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West Nile virus (WNV) has become the most epidemiologically important mosquito-borne disease in the United States, causing ~50,000 cases since its introduction in 1999. Transmitted primarily by Culex species, WNV transmission requires the complex interplay between bird reservoirs and mosquito vectors, with human cases the result of epizootic spillover. To better understand the intrinsic factors that drive these...
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