Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas.
Molaei G, Andreadis T, Armstrong P, Bueno R, Dennett J, Real S, Sargent C, Bala A, Randle Y, Guzman H, da Rosa A, Wuithiranyagool T, Tesh R. Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2007, 77: 73-81. PMID: 17620633, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.73.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate hostsCytochrome b geneHost feeding patternsMammalian blood mealsOpportunistic feedersGray CatbirdsB geneAmerican robinsHouse finchesBlue jaysHouse sparrowsMosquito speciesAmerican crowsWNV infection ratesBlood mealPrincipal mosquito vectorCulex quinquefasciatus SayMosquito vectorsWest Nile virusPCR productsCulex quinquefasciatusMode of infectionQuinquefasciatus SayDomestic catsFeeding patterns