West Nile Virus in Overwintering<i>Culex</i>Mosquitoes, New York City, 2000
Emerging infectious diseasesPublished 1 August 2001Open access
Roger S. Nasci, Harry M. Savage, Dennis J. White, James R. Miller, Bruce C. Cropp, Marvin S. Godsey
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After the 1999 West Nile encephalitis outbreak in New York, 2,300 overwintering adult mosquitoes were tested for WN virus by cell culture and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction.
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After the 1999 West Nile (WN) encephalitis outbreak in New York, 2,300 overwintering adult mosquitoes were tested for WN virus by cell culture and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. WN viral RNA and live virus were found in pools of Culex mosquitoes. Persistence in overwintering Cx. pipiens may be important in the maintenance of WN virus in the northeastern United States.
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