Peroral susceptibility of Aedes albifasciatus and Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from Argentina to western equine encephalitis virus Suscetibilidade por via oral dos mosquitos Aedes albifasciatus e do complexo Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) da Argentina ao virus da encefalite eqüina tipo oeste
The transmission cycle of western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus in South America is unknown. A WEE virus strain was isolated from Aedes albifasciatus in Argentina during the WEE epizootic of 1982-83. Also, Culex pipiens from Argentina was reported to be able to transmit WEE virus experimentally, b...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
1990-08-01
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| Series: | Revista de Saúde Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89101990000400003 |