Journal of Medical Entomology (2009) 46, 961-964
Mary Crabtree, Rosemary Sang, Joel Lutomiah, Jason Richardson and Barry Miller (2009)
Arbovirus surveillance of mosquitoes collected at sites of active Rift Valley fever virus transmission: Kenya, 2006-2007
Journal of Medical Entomology 46 (4), 961-964
Abstract: Mosquitoes collected during an outbreak of Rift Valley fever in Kenya from December 2006 to February 2007 were tested to isolate other mosquito-borne arboviruses circulating in the region. Twenty-seven virus isolations were made comprising seven viruses from three arbovirus families.
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Database assignments for author(s): Joel Lutomiah
Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
surveys/sampling/distribution
Pest and/or beneficial records:
Beneficial | Pest/Disease/Weed | Crop/Product | Country | Quarant.
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Culex quinquefasciatus | Kenya | |||
Mansonia uniformis | Kenya | |||
Aedes circumluteolus | Kenya | |||
Aedes mcintoshi | Kenya | |||
Aedes ochraceus | Kenya | |||
Aedes sudanensis | Kenya |