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1 October 1981 AVIAN POX IN FLORIDA WILD TURKEYS: Culex nigripalpus AND Wyeomyia vanduzeei AS EXPERIMENTAL VECTORS
BRUCE L. AKEY, JAI K. NAYAR, DONALD J. FORRESTER
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Abstract

The mosquitoes Culex nigripalpus and Wyeomyia vanduzeei transmitted wild turkey poxvirus during interrupted feeding in 20 of 20 trials. In addition, C. nigripalpus transmitted the virus in 7 of 10 trials and 8 of 9 trials 2 and 4 weeks, respectively, after feeding on infected turkeys.

AKEY, NAYAR, and FORRESTER: AVIAN POX IN FLORIDA WILD TURKEYS: Culex nigripalpus AND Wyeomyia vanduzeei AS EXPERIMENTAL VECTORS1
BRUCE L. AKEY, JAI K. NAYAR, and DONALD J. FORRESTER "AVIAN POX IN FLORIDA WILD TURKEYS: Culex nigripalpus AND Wyeomyia vanduzeei AS EXPERIMENTAL VECTORS," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 17(4), 597-599, (1 October 1981). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-17.4.597
Received: 25 February 1981; Published: 1 October 1981
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