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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Main Authors: Golding, Nick, Nunn, Miles A, Medlock, Jolyon M, Purse, Bethan V, Vaux, Alexander GC, Schäfer, Stefanie M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295653/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22316288
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-32
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