Experimental transmission of West Nile Virus and Rift Valley Fever Virus by Culex pipiens from Lebanon.

• Main Authors: Renée Zakhia (Author), Laurence Mousson (Author), Marie Vazeille (Author), Nabil Haddad (Author), Anna-Bella Failloux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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West Nile virus (WNV) and Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) are two emerging arboviruses transmitted by Culex pipiens species that includes two biotypes: pipiens and molestus. In Lebanon, human cases caused by WNV and RVFV have never been reported. However, the introduction of these viruses in the coun...