Title
Detection of West Nile virus RNA in pools of three species of ceratopogonids (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) collected in Louisiana
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-17-2006
Abstract
Light traps were used to collect ceratopogonids in East Baton Rouge parish, Louisiana. In total, 46,496 ceratopogonids were sorted from 4,968 light trap collections from 20 November 2002 through 25 November 2004. Two hundred and nine pools containing specimens of 18 species of Culicoides Latreille, seven pools containing specimens of Atrichopogon Kieffer, and five pools containing specimens of Forcipomyia Meigen were tested for West Nile virus (family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus, WNV) RNA using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Five out of the 209 pools of Culicoides specimens were positive for WNV RNA. © 2006 Entomological Society of America.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Journal of Medical Entomology
First Page
1020
Last Page
1022
Recommended Citation
Sabio, I., Mackay, A., Roy, A., & Foil, L. (2006). Detection of West Nile virus RNA in pools of three species of ceratopogonids (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) collected in Louisiana. Journal of Medical Entomology, 43 (5), 1020-1022. https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1020:DOWNVR]2.0.CO;2