Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses

Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses

Abstract Background Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 is a species of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) native to central Europe. Recently a novel lineage of the West Nile virus (WNV-lineage 4c) was identified in pools of adult female Ur. unguiculata. To increase the body of knowledge about this spe...

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Main Authors: Jeremy V. Camp, Tamás Bakonyi, Zoltán Soltész, Thomas Zechmeister, Norbert Nowotny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Pelophylax
Sound attraction
West Nile virus
Alphamesonivirus
Mosquito ecology
Ectothermic hosts
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3030-2

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