Iron availability affects West Nile virus infection in its mosquito vector
Abstract Background Mosquitoes are responsible for transmission of viruses, including dengue, West Nile and chikungunya viruses. Female mosquitoes are infected when they blood-feed on vertebrates, a required step for oogenesis. During this process, mosquitoes encounter high iron loads. Since iron is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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| Series: | Virology Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-017-0770-0 |