Laboratory evidence on the vector competence of European field-captured Culex theileri for circulating West Nile virus lineages 1 and 2
In the present study, the high transmission efficiency supports that Cx. theileri is competent to transmit WNV. However, vector density and feeding patterns of Cx. theileri mosquitoes must be considered when estimating their vectorial capacity for WNV in the field.
Authors
- Núria Busquets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5246-8260)
- Marta Verdún
- Carles Aranda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1496-8306)
- Jordi Figuerola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4664-9011)
- Jaume Gardela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7524-2088)
- Núria Pujol
- Raquel Rivas
- Albert Burgas-Pau
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Estación Biológica de Doñana (ES)
- Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal (ES)
- Catalonian Research and Innovation Centre (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-04-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06763-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación