Browsing by Subject "West Nile virus"
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(2018-11-07)West Nile virus (WNV) is a zoonotic vector-borne virus that infects avian and mammal hosts. In Texas, WNV was first reported in 2002 in Harris County and has since been reported annually throughout the state. With variable ...
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(PLOS, 2014-03-27)Dispersal is a critical life history behavior for mosquitoes and is important for the spread of mosquito-borne disease. We implemented the first stable isotope mark-capture study to measure mosquito dispersal, focusing on ...
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(2014-12-04)West Nile virus (WNV), an arthropod-borne flavivirus, naturally circulates between passeriform birds and mosquitoes. Other vertebrates, such as humans, may become infected during the bloodmeal of infectious mosquitoes. WNV ...
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(2010-07-14)Between the years 2006-2007, Harris County, located at the heart of the Houston metropolitan area, experienced a nearly 90% decline in the number of female mosquitoes which tested positive for the West Nile virus. Different ...
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(2022-06-10)West Nile virus (WNV), is a flavivirus primarily vectored by Culex mosquitoes. As the primary mosquito-borne disease in the United States, WNV has had case reports every year since its introduction in 1999 and is widespread ...