An Update on the Potential of North American Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to Transmit West Nile Virus

Turell, Michael J.; Dohm, David J.; Sardelis, Michael R.; O’guinn, Monica L.; Andreadis, Theodore G.; Blow, Jamie A.

doi:10.1093/jmedent/42.1.57

An Update on the Potential of North American Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) to Transmit West Nile Virus

Since first discovered in the New York City area in 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) has become established over much of the continental United States and has been responsible for >10,000 cases of severe disease and 400 human fatalities, as well as thousands of fatal infections in horses. To develop a…