Phillips Robert A, Christensen Kimberly
Moab Mosquito Abatement District, UT 84532, USA.
J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2006 Sep;22(3):561-2. doi: 10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[561:FCELFN]2.0.CO;2.
Culex erythrothorax larvae were collected from a bulrush-cattail marsh near Moab, Grand County, Utah, October 28, 2004, and found positive for West Nile virus (WNV) RNA by real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). This demonstrates WNV vertical transmission in this species in the wild and suggests that vertical transmission in overwintering Cx. erythrothorax larvae may contribute to WNV overwintering.
2004年10月28日，从犹他州格兰德县摩押附近的芦苇-香蒲沼泽中采集了红胸库蚊幼虫，并通过实时逆转录聚合酶链反应（RT-PCR）检测发现其西尼罗河病毒（WNV）RNA呈阳性。这证明了WNV在该物种中的野外垂直传播，并表明越冬红胸库蚊幼虫的垂直传播可能有助于WNV越冬。
