2012
Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus Genotype NY99 by Culex salinarius and Genotypes NY99 and WN02 by Culex tarsalis
Anderson JF, Main AJ, Cheng G, Ferrandino FJ, Fikrig E. Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus Genotype NY99 by Culex salinarius and Genotypes NY99 and WN02 by Culex tarsalis. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2012, 86: 134-139. PMID: 22232464, PMCID: PMC3247122, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0473.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
A C-Type Lectin Collaborates with a CD45 Phosphatase Homolog to Facilitate West Nile Virus Infection of Mosquitoes
Cheng G, Cox J, Wang P, Krishnan MN, Dai J, Qian F, Anderson JF, Fikrig E. A C-Type Lectin Collaborates with a CD45 Phosphatase Homolog to Facilitate West Nile Virus Infection of Mosquitoes. Cell 2010, 142: 714-725. PMID: 20797779, PMCID: PMC2954371, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2010.07.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusWNV infectionWest Nile virus infectionArthropod-borne flavivirusBlood-feeding processVirus infectionHuman CD45Viral disseminationC-type lectinInfectionViral entryViral attachmentMosquito homologCalcium-dependent mannerNile virusMolecular understandingVivo experimentsSame pathwayNatural vector
2008
Extrinsic Incubation Periods for Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus by Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)
Anderson JF, Main AJ, Delroux K, Fikrig E. Extrinsic Incubation Periods for Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of West Nile Virus by Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 445-451. DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/45.3.445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusInfection rateVertical transmissionNile virusMinimal infection rateHighest minimum infection rateVertical transmission rateMinimum infection rateWNV 1Extrinsic incubation periodDay 13Day 16Extrinsic incubationMembrane feederHorizontal transmission ratesCulex pipiens pipiens L.Initiation of amplificationFirst bloodmealVirusSurvival of virusesMiceFemalesHamstersHorizontal transmissionWNVExtrinsic incubation periods for horizontal and vertical transmission of West Nile virus by Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae).
Anderson J, Main A, Delroux K, Fikrig E. Extrinsic incubation periods for horizontal and vertical transmission of West Nile virus by Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 445-51. PMID: 18533438, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[445:eipfha]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusInfection rateVertical transmissionNile virusMinimal infection rateHighest minimum infection rateVertical transmission rateMinimum infection rateWNV 1Extrinsic incubation periodDay 13Day 16Extrinsic incubationMembrane feederCulex pipiens pipiens L.Horizontal transmission ratesInitiation of amplificationFirst bloodmealVirusSurvival of virusesMiceFemalesHamstersHorizontal transmissionWNV