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West Nile virus vector Culex modestus established in southern England

BACKGROUND: The risk posed to the United Kingdom by West Nile virus (WNV) has previously been considered low, due to the absence or scarcity of the main Culex sp. bridge vectors. The mosquito Culex modestus is widespread in southern Europe, where it acts as the principle bridge vector of WNV. This s...

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Autores principales: Golding, Nick, Nunn, Miles A, Medlock, Jolyon M, Purse, Bethan V, Vaux, Alexander GC, Schäfer, Stefanie M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22316288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-32