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Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) as a potential West Nile virus vector in Tucson, Arizona: Blood meal analysis indicates feeding on both humans and birds

Most reports from the United States suggest Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes feed minimally on humans. Given the abundance of C. quinquefasciatus in residential Tucson and parts of metropolitan Phoenix, and the arrival of West Nile virus to this area, discovering the blood meal hosts of the local p...

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Autores principales: Zinser, Margaret, Ramberg, Frank, Willott, Elizabeth
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Arizona Library 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC528880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15861236