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Modelling West Nile virus transmission risk in Europe: effect of temperature and mosquito biotypes on the basic reproduction number

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Modelling West Nile virus transmission risk in Europe: effect of temperature and mosquito biotypes on the basic reproduction number

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Scientific reports, 2017-07, Vol.7 (1), p.5022-11, Article 5022

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus which has caused repeated outbreaks in humans in southern and central Europe, but thus far not in northern Europe. The main mosquito vector for WNV,
Culex pipiens
, consists of two behaviourally distinct biotypes,
pipiens
and
molestus
, which can form hybrids. Differences betwee...

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Modelling West Nile virus transmission risk in Europe: effect of temperature and mosquito biotypes on the basic reproduction number

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_de0ca6109cb64c1eb9fe674504dd842c

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_de0ca6109cb64c1eb9fe674504dd842c

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2045-2322

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2045-2322

DOI

10.1038/s41598-017-05185-4

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