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The costs of infection and resistance as determinants of West Nile virus susceptibility in Culex mosquitoes

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Ecology and Evolution, October 2011
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Title
The costs of infection and resistance as determinants of West Nile virus susceptibility in Culex mosquitoes
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BMC Ecology and Evolution, October 2011
DOI 10.1186/1472-6785-11-23
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Alexander T Ciota, Linda M Styer, Mark A Meola, Laura D Kramer

Abstract

Understanding the phenotypic consequences of interactions between arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) and their mosquito hosts has direct implications for predicting the evolution of these relationships and the potential for changes in epidemiological patterns. Although arboviruses are generally not highly pathogenic to mosquitoes, pathology has at times been noted. Here, in order to evaluate the potential costs of West Nile virus (WNV) infection and resistance in a primary WNV vector, and to assess the extent to which virus-vector relationships are species-specific, we performed fitness studies with and without WNV exposure using a highly susceptible Culex pipiens mosquito colony. Specifically, we measured and compared survival, fecundity, and feeding rates in bloodfed mosquitoes that were (i) infected following WNV exposure (susceptible), (ii) uninfected following WNV exposure (resistant), or (iii) unexposed.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Portugal 1 2%
Brazil 1 2%
Unknown 58 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 15 25%
Student > Master 11 18%
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 8%
Student > Bachelor 4 7%
Other 9 15%
Unknown 8 13%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 32 53%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 7 12%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 5 8%
Immunology and Microbiology 5 8%
Environmental Science 1 2%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 9 15%
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