Members of the Culex pipiens Complex as Vectors of Viruses1

摘要: Members of the Culex pipiens complex have been implicated as vectors a number arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis, West Nile, Sindbis, and Rift Valley fever viruses. For some viruses, such Nile virus, laboratory studies indicated that various members this similar ability to become infected with transmit thus providing evidence for similarity among complex. On other hand, although strains Cx. from parts world all relatively efficient quinquefasciatus Africa, Australia, North America nearly refractory indicating do not necessarily respond similarly particular arbovirus. Based on response viruses differing others, appear be closely related, but distinct species.