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Biocomplexity of Avian Disease VectorsPIERC Project Leader: Dennis A. LaPointe, Ph.D. |
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Objectives: Monitor mosquito abundance and infection rates Record and relate climate to mosquito and disease dynamics Examine the role of host-vector interactions in transmissionCulex |
| Accomplishments: Completed three and a half years of mosquito sampling Documented year-round transmission at low elevation Recorded differences in the defensive behaviors of native and alien birds<br>
February 2006 |
Significance: Vectors may be the weakest link in this avian disease system Vectors may be the weakest link in this avian disease system Relevance to emerging West Nile Virus and Dengue Fever USGS-BRD-PIERC Projects |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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