"Culex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) commonly found in tropical regions. Species of this genus are vectors for ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS as well as many other diseases of man and domestic and wild animals.
Descriptor ID |
D003465
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MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.875.225
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2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
2018 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Culex" by people in Profiles.
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The common European mosquitoes Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus are unable to transmit SARS-CoV-2 after a natural-mimicking challenge with infected blood. Parasit Vectors. 2021 Jan 22; 14(1):76.
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SARS-CoV-2 failure to infect or replicate in mosquitoes: an extreme challenge. Sci Rep. 2020 07 17; 10(1):11915.
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Impact of genetic diversity on biological characteristics of Usutu virus strains in Africa. Virus Res. 2019 11; 273:197753.
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West Nile virus infection in individuals with pre-existing Usutu virus immunity, northern Italy, 2018. Euro Surveill. 2019 May; 24(21).
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Effect of overwintering on survival and vector competence of the West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Mar 27; 12(1):147.
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Complete genome sequence of a novel negevirus isolated from Culex tritaeniorhynchus in China. Arch Virol. 2019 Mar; 164(3):907-911.
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West Nile virus infection in horses in Saudi Arabia (in 2013-2015). Zoonoses Public Health. 2019 03; 66(2):248-253.
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Rapid detection of Banna virus by reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP). Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Jan; 78:93-98.
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In vitro and in vivo models for studying Zika virus biology. J Gen Virol. 2018 12; 99(12):1529-1550.
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Increase of West Nile virus cases in Europe for 2018. Lancet. 2018 09 22; 392(10152):1000.