2009
Identification of bloodmeals in Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis from eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in northeastern U.S.A.
MOLAEI G, FARAJOLLAHI A, ARMSTRONG PM, OLIVER J, HOWARD JJ, ANDREADIS TG. Identification of bloodmeals in Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis from eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in northeastern U.S.A. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 2009, 23: 350-356. PMID: 19941600, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00838.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern equine encephalitis virusMammalian hostsPolymerase chain reactionAnopheles punctipennisEquine encephalitis virusPotosi virusJamestown CanyonEncephalitis virusHost-feeding patternsAnopheles quadrimaculatus SayChain reactionEnzootic amplificationAnopheline mosquitoesCommon vertebrate hostBloodmealEngorged mosquitoesMosquitoesMixed bloodmealsVirusArbovirusesCache ValleySource of bloodmealsVertebrate hostsVirus fociNew Jersey
2008
Host-feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors in Connecticut, U.S.A.: molecular analysis of bloodmeals from 23 species of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Coquillettidia, Psorophora, and Uranotaenia.
Molaei G, Andreadis T, Armstrong P, Diuk-Wasser M. Host-feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors in Connecticut, U.S.A.: molecular analysis of bloodmeals from 23 species of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Coquillettidia, Psorophora, and Uranotaenia. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1143-51. PMID: 19058640, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1143:hpopmv]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost-feeding patternsSpecies of AedesMosquito speciesMammalian hostsCytochrome b geneWhite-tailed deerBlood-feeding patternsClasses of vertebratesAedes cinereus MeigenMain vertebrate hostCulex territans WalkerPasseriformes birdsBlood-fed mosquitoesMitochondrial DNAB geneCervid hostsMammalian speciesAvian hostsAmerican robinsMajority of feedingsVertebrate hostsOccasional feedingTurdus migratoriusAedes cantatorViremic birds