Culex tarsalis Is a Competent Host of the Insect-Specific Alphavirus Eilat Virus (EILV)
Renuka E. Joseph, Nadya Urakova, Kristine Werling, Hillery C. Metz, Kaylee Montanari, Jason L. Rasgon
Abstract
-a vector of harmful human pathogens, including West Nile virus-is a competent host of Eilat virus. However, how this virus is transmitted between mosquitoes remains unclear. We find that Eilat virus infects the tissues necessary for both vertical and horizontal transmission-a crucial step in discerning how Eilat virus maintains itself in nature.
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BiologyAlphavirusHost (biology)VirologyInsectArbovirusVirusCulexTransmission (telecommunications)ChikungunyaSindbis virusZoologyRange (aeronautics)EcologyGeneticsRNALarvaGeneEngineeringMaterials scienceElectrical engineeringComposite materialMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal Diseases