Mosquito host selection varies seasonally with host availability and mosquito density.
Host selection by vector mosquitoes is a critical component of virus proliferation, particularly for viruses such as West Nile (WNV) that are transmitted enzootically to a variety of avian hosts, and tangentially to dead-end hosts such as humans. Culex tarsalis is a principal vector of WNV in rural...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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