Susceptibility and barriers to infection of Colorado mosquitoes with Rift Valley fever virus

• Main Authors: Daniel A. Hartman, Nicholas A. Bergren, Therese Kondash, William Schlatmann, Colleen T. Webb, Rebekah C. Kading
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Dyar; Human health
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/41328e6477e346579f03550e39c136e2

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) causes morbidity and mortality in humans and domestic ungulates in sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt, and the Arabian Peninsula. Mosquito vectors transmit RVFV between vertebrates by bite, and also vertically to produce infectious progeny. Arrival of RVFV into the United State...