Culex
genus of mosquitoes
Culex (also called the common house mosquito) is a genus of mosquitoes.[1] It includes several species of mosquitoes that vector (carry and transmit) one or more important diseases between birds, humans and other animals. The diseases they vector include West Nile virus,[2] as well as arbovirus and filariasis infections.[3] A connection between Culex mosquitoes and malaria was first shown by Major Ronald Ross of the British Army.[4] Ross received a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work.[5]
Photograph of a female Culex mosquito
References
change- ↑ "Dangers of the Culex Mosquito". Tiny Mosquito. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ Goudarz Molaei; Theodore G. Andreadis; Philip M. Armstrong; et al. (3 March 2006). "Host Feeding Patterns of Culex Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus Transmission, Northeastern United States". Volume 12, Number EID Journal. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "Culex quinquefasciatus". VectorBase. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "U.S. Army Maj. Walter Reed". National Museum of Health and Medicine. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
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