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

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (20) ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Zinser ◽  
Frank Ramberg ◽  
Elizabeth Willott
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Culex Quinquefasciatus ◽  
Blood Meal ◽  
Virus Vector ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Blood Meal Analysis

scholarly journals Bird Species Involved in West Nile Virus Epidemiological Cycle in Southern Québec

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludivine Taieb ◽  
Antoinette Ludwig ◽  
Nick H. Ogden ◽  
Robbin L. Lindsay ◽  
Mahmood Iranpour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Blood Meal ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
West Nile ◽  
House Sparrows ◽  
Priority List ◽  
Blood Meal Analysis ◽  
American Robins ◽  
Host Competence ◽  
The Us

Despite many studies on West Nile Virus (WNV) in the US, including the reservoir role of bird species and the summer shifts of the Culex mosquito, feeding from birds to mammals, there have been few equivalent studies in the neighboring regions of Canada where WNV is endemic. Here, a priority list of bird species likely involved in WNV transmission in the greater Montréal area is constructed by combining three sources of data: (i) from WNV surveillance in wild birds (2002–2015); (ii) blood meal analysis of Culex pipiens–restuans (CPR), the primary enzootic vectors of WNV in the region, collected from surveillance in 2008 and 2014; (iii) literature review on the sero-prevalence/host competence of resident birds. Each of these data sources yielded 18, 23 and 53 species, and overall, 67 different bird species were identified as potential WNV amplifiers/reservoirs. Of those identified from CPR blood meals, Common starlings, American robins, Song sparrows and House sparrows ranked the highest and blood meal analysis demonstrated a seasonal shift in feed preference from birds to mammals by CPR. Our study indicates that there are broad similarities in the ecology of WNV between our region and the northeastern US, although the relative importance of bird species varies somewhat between regions.

scholarly journals CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in the West Nile Virus vector, Culex quinquefasciatus Say

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. e0224857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle E. Anderson ◽  
Jessica Mavica ◽  
Lewis Shackleford ◽  
Ilona Flis ◽  
Sophia Fochler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Culex Quinquefasciatus ◽  
Gene Editing ◽  
Virus Vector ◽  
The West ◽  
West Nile

Polymorphic microsatellite loci from the West Nile virus vector Culex tarsalis

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 680-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
JASON L. RASGON ◽  
MEERA VENKATESAN ◽  
CATHERINE J. WESTBROOK ◽  
MARY CLAIRE HAUER
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Virus Vector ◽  
Culex Tarsalis ◽  
The West ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Polymorphic Microsatellite

scholarly journals Ecological Niche Modeling of West Nile Virus Vector in Northwest of Iran

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 514-520
Author(s):  
Davoud Adham ◽  
Eslam Moradi-Asl ◽  
Hassan Vatandoost ◽  
Abedin Saghafipour
Keyword(s):  
West Nile Virus ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Ecological Niche Modeling ◽  
Niche Modeling ◽  
Virus Vector ◽  
West Nile ◽  
Northwest Of Iran
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