Overwintering of Uranotaenia Unguiculata Adult Females in Central Europe: A Possible Way of Persistence of the Putative New Lineage of West Nile Virus?
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords
- Mosquito, Uranotaenia unguiculata, West Nile virus, mosquito-borne viruses, overwintering,
- MeSH
- Culicidae physiology MeSH
- Insect Vectors physiology MeSH
- Seasons MeSH
- Animal Distribution * MeSH
- West Nile virus physiology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Hungary MeSH
- Austria MeSH
We report the overwintering of Uranotaenia unguiculata adult females in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria). This finding suggests a potential mode of winter persistence of putative novel lineage of West Nile virus in the temperate regions of Europe.
Independent researcher 8420 Zirc Hungary
Institute of Vertebrate Biology Academy of Sciences v v i Kvetna 8 603 65 Brno Czech Republic
Masaryk University Department of Experimental Biology Kotlarska 2 611 37 Brno Czech Republic
Technical Office of Ecology and Landscape Assessment Persenbeug Austria
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