Patterns of Abundance, Host Use, and Everglades Virus Infection in Culex (Melanoconion) cedecei Mosquitoes, Florida, USA

Patterns of Abundance, Host Use, and Everglades Virus Infection in Culex (Melanoconion) cedecei Mosquitoes, Florida, USA

Everglades virus (EVEV), subtype II within the Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus complex, is a mosquitoborne zoonotic pathogen endemic to south Florida, USA. EVEV infection in humans is considered rare, probably because of the sylvatic nature of the vector, the Culex (Melanoconion) cedecei...

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Main Authors: Isaiah J. Hoyer, Carolina Acevedo, Keenan Wiggins, Barry W. Alto, Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Everglades virus
Culex cedecei
blood meal
vector-borne infections
zoonoses
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/6/18-0338_article

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