Infection, Dissemination, and Transmission Potential of North American <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i>, <i>Culex tarsalis</i>, and <i>Culicoides sonorensis</i> for Oropouche Virus

Infection, Dissemination, and Transmission Potential of North American <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i>, <i>Culex tarsalis</i>, and <i>Culicoides sonorensis</i> for Oropouche Virus

Oropouche virus (OROV), a vector-borne <i>Orthobunyavirus</i> circulating in South and Central America, causes a febrile illness with high rates of morbidity but with no documented fatalities. Oropouche virus is transmitted by numerous vectors, including multiple genera of mosquitoes and...

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Main Authors: Bethany L. McGregor, C. Roxanne Connelly, Joan L. Kenney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
vector borne diseases
arboviruses
insect vectors
<i>Bunyaviridae</i> infections
Culicidae
Ceratopogonidae
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/13/2/226

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