West Nile Virus Viremia in Eastern Chipmunks (Tamias striatus) Sufficient for Infecting Different Mosquitoes

West Nile Virus Viremia in Eastern Chipmunks (Tamias striatus) Sufficient for Infecting Different Mosquitoes

In eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) inoculated intramuscularly with 101.5 to 105.7 PFU of West Nile virus (WNV), serum titers developed sufficient to infect Aedes triseriatus (Say), Ae. vexans (Meigen), and Culex pipiens (L.). Mean titers (95% confidence interval) of 8 chipmunks were 103.9(3.3–4....

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Main Authors: Kenneth B. Platt, Bradley J. Tucker, Patrick G. Halbur, Sonthaya Tiawsirisup, Bradley J. Blitvich, Flor G. Fabiosa, Lyric C. Bartholomay, Wayne A. Rowley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
West Nile virus
chipmunks
Aedes triseriatus
Aedes vexans
Culex pipiens
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/6/06-1008_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/6/06-1008_article

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