Autor(es): Richards, Stephanie L.; Lord, Cynthia C.; Pesko, Kendra; Tabachnick, Walter J.

Resumo: Complex interactions between environmental and biological factors influence the susceptibility of Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus to St. Louis encephalitis virus and could affect the epidemiology of virus transmission. Similar interactions Could have epidemiologic implications for other vector-virus systems. We conducted an experiment to examine four such factors in combination: mosquito age, extrinsic incubation temperature (EIT), virus dose, and colony The proportion of mosquitoes with body infections or disseminated infections varied between colonies, and was dependant oil age, EIT, and dose. We also show that the probability of a body or leg infection interacted in complex ways between colonies, ages, EITs. and doses. The complex interactive effects of environmental and biological factors Must be taken into account for studies of vector competence and epidemiology, especially when laboratory studies are used to generalize to natural transmission dynamics where the extent of variation is largely unknown.

Palavras-Chave: West-nile-virus; Equine encephalomyelitis virus; Valley fever virus; Aedes Aegypti; Tarsalis diptera; Rapid detection; South florida; Harris county; Mosquitos; Transmission

Imprenta: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 81, n. 2, p. 264-272, 2009

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Epidemiology

Data de publicação: 2009

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