Modelling West Nile virus transmission risk in Europe: effect of temperature and mosquito biotypes on the basic reproduction number

Abstract West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus which has caused repeated outbreaks in humans in southern and central Europe, but thus far not in northern Europe. The main mosquito vector for WNV, Culex pipiens, consists of two behaviourally distinct biotypes, pipiens and molestus, whi...

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Main Authors: Chantal B. F. Vogels, Nienke Hartemink, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/de0ca6109cb64c1eb9fe674504dd842c
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