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Avian Host and Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Vector Competence Determine the Efficiency of West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Transmission by Reisen, W. K., Fang, Y., Martinez, V. M.

“…The ability of the invading NY99 strain of West Nile virus (WNV) to elicit an elevated viremia response in California passerine birds was critical for the…”
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West Nile Virus Activity in a Winter Roost of American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos): Is Bird-to-Bird Transmission Important in Persistence and Amplification? by Hinton, M. G., Reisen, W. K., Wheeler, S. S., Townsend, A. K.

“…Since its emergence in North America, West Nile virus (WNV) has had a large impact on equines, humans, and wild bird communities, yet gaps remain in our…”
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Lack of Evidence for Laboratory and Natural Vertical Transmission of Bluetongue Virus in Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) by Osborne, C. J., Mayo, C. E., Mullens, B. A., McDermott, E. G., Gerry, A. C., Reisen, W. K., MacLachlan, N. J.

“…Culicoides sonorensis (Wirth & Jones) is the principal North American vector of bluetongue virus (BTV). BTV infection of livestock is distinctly seasonal (late…”
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Spatial Variation in Host Feeding Patterns of Culex tarsalis and the Culex pipiens Complex (Diptera: Culicidae) in California by Thiemann, T. C., Lemenager, D. A., Kluh, S., Carroll, B. D., Lothrop, H. D., Reisen, W. K.

“…West Nile virus (family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus, WNV) is now endemic in California across a variety of ecological regions that support a wide diversity…”
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Design for mosquito abundance, diversity, and phenology sampling within the National Ecological Observatory Network by Hoekman, D., Springer, Y. P., Gibson, C., Barker, C. M., Barrera, R., Blackmore, M. S., Bradshaw, W. E., Foley, D. H., Ginsberg, H. S., Hayden, M. H., Holzapfel, C. M., Juliano, S. A., Kramer, L. D., LaDeau, S. L., Livdahl, T. P., Moore, C. G., Nasci, R. S., Reisen, W. K., Savage, H. M.

“…The National Ecological Observatory Network ( NEON ) intends to monitor mosquito populations across its broad geographical range of sites because of their…”
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Experimental Infection of California Birds with Western Equine Encephalomyelitis and St. Louis Encephalitis Viruses by Reisen, W. K., Chiles, R. E., Martinez, V. M., Fang, Y., Green, E. N.

“…A total of 27 bird species from the San Joaquin and Coachella valleys of California were inoculated subcutaneously with sympatric strains of western equine…”
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Update on Journal Policy of Aedine Mosquito Genera and Subgenera by Reisen, W.K.

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Detection of Encephalitis Viruses in Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and Avian Tissues by Kramer, L. D., Wolfe, T. M., Green, E. N., Chiles, R. E., Fallah, H., Fang, Y., Reisen, W. K.

“…Diagnostic assays for the detection of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) and western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE) viruses in mosquito pools and avian tissues were…”
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Ability of Transstadially Infected Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) to Transmit West Nile Virus to Song Sparrows or Western Fence Lizards by Reisen, W. K., Brault, A. C., Martinez, V. M., Fang, Y., Simmons, K., Garcia, S., Omi-olsen, E., Lane, R. S.

“…The hypothesis that Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls (Acari: Ixodidae) may serve as a reservoir and vector of West Nile virus (family Flaviviridae, genus…”
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Persistence and Amplification of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in the Coachella Valley of California, 2000–2001 by Reisen, W. K., Lothrop, H. D., Chiles, R. E., Cusack, R., Green, E-G. N., Fang, Y., Kensington, M.

“…The introduction of a St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLE) genotype new to southeastern California during 2000 was followed by focal enzootic amplification in…”
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A new enzyme immunoassay to detect antibodies to arboviruses in the blood of wild birds by Chiles, R E, Reisen, W K

“…A new indirect enzyme immunoassay (EIA) was developed to screen wild bird sera for antibodies against western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE) and St. Louis…”
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Development of a high-throughput microsphere-based molecular assay to identify 15 common bloodmeal hosts of Culex mosquitoes by THIEMANN, T. C., BRAULT, A. C., ERNEST, H. B., REISEN, W. K.

“…For vectorborne infections, host selection by bloodfeeding arthropods dictates the interaction between host and pathogen. Because Culex mosquitoes that…”
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Previous Infection Protects House Finches from Re-Infection with St. Louis Encephalitis Virus by Reisen, W. K., Chiles, R. E., Green, E. N., Fang, Y., Mahmood, F.

“…Antibody titers against St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLE) measured by a plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) decreased rapidly in house finches…”
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Effects of Temperature on the Transmission of West Nile Virus by Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) by Reisen, William K., Fang, Ying, Martinez, Vincent M.

“…Culex tarsalis Coquillett females were infected with the NY99 strain of West Nile virus (family Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus, WNV) and then incubated under…”
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Avian Host and Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Vector Competence Determine the Efficiency of West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Transmission by Reisen, W. K., Fang, Y., Martinez, V. M.

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Nesting Ardeid colonies are not a focus of elevated West Nile virus activity in southern California by Reisen, W K, Wheeler, S S, Yamamoto, S, Fang, Y, Garcia, S

“…A large nesting colony of Ardeid birds at the Finney-Ramer Wildlife Refuge in Imperial County, California, did not appear to be a focus of West Nile virus…”
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Potential effect of global warming on mosquito-borne arboviruses by Reeves, W C, Hardy, J L, Reisen, W K, Milby, M M

“…If global warming occurs in California, daily mean temperatures may increase by 3 to 5 degrees C, precipitation patterns will change, and sea level may rise 1…”
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Deposition of pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide following aerial ultra-low volume applications in the Coachella Valley, California by Lothrop, H D, Huang, H Z, Lothrop, B B, Gee, S, Gomsi, D E, Reisen, W K

“…Data on adulticide deposition were collected during studies optimizing aerial ultra-low volume applications and droplet size in the desert environment of the…”
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Potential for the emergence of Japanese encephalitis virus in California by Nett, R J, Campbell, G L, Reisen, W K

“…The potential risk for the introduction and establishment of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) within California is described based on the literature. JEV is a…”
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Vector competence of California mosquitoes for West Nile virus by Goddard, Laura B, Roth, Amy E, Reisen, William K, Scott, Thomas W

“…To identify the mosquito species competent for West Nile virus (WNV) transmission, we evaluated 10 California species that are known vectors of other…”
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