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Vector competence of northern European Culex pipiens biotypes and hybrids for West Nile virus is differentially affected by temperature

BACKGROUND: Outbreaks of West Nile virus (WNV) have not occurred in northern Europe despite nearby circulation of WNV in the southern part of the continent. The main vector for WNV, the mosquito Culex (Cx.) pipiens, consists of two behaviorally distinct biotypes, pipiens and molestus, which can form...

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Autores principales: Vogels, Chantal B. F., Fros, Jelke J., Göertz, Giel P., Pijlman, Gorben P., Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4937539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27388451
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1677-0