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2. Culex - Wikipedia

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   Culex or typical mosquitoes are a genus of mosquitoes, several species of which serve as vectors of one or more important diseases of birds, humans, and other animals. The diseases they vector include arbovirus infections such as West Nile virus , Japanese encephalitis , or St. Louis encephalitis , but also filariasis and avian malaria .

3. Culex pipiens - Wikipedia

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   Culex pipiens is a species of mosquito commonly referred to as the common house mosquito or northern house mosquito.Native to Africa, Asia and Europe, it is now widely distributed in temperate regions on every continent except Antarctica [1] and is one of the most common mosquitoes found in human habitats in temperate parts of the northern hemisphere. [2]

4. Culex quinquefasciatus - Wikipedia

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   Culex quinquefasciatus (originally named Culex fatigans), commonly known as the southern house mosquito, is a medium-sized mosquito found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is a vector of Wuchereria bancrofti , avian malaria , and arboviruses including St. Louis encephalitis virus , Western equine encephalitis virus , Zika ...

5. Mosquitoes can ruin a hike. Here's how to stop them - AOL

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   The Culex thriambus enjoys areas along rivers and streams in foothill communities. You might also find the Western treehole mosquito ( Ochlerotatus sierrensis ) on a trail, especially one nearby ...

6. Culex tritaeniorhynchus - Wikipedia

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   Culex (Culex) tritaeniorhynchus is a species of mosquito and is the main vector of the disease Japanese encephalitis. [1] This mosquito is a native of northern Asia, and parts of Africa (northeast and sub-Saharan). [2] Females target large animals for blood extraction, including cattle and swine, and are strongly anthropophilic. [3]

7. Mosquitoes that carry West Nile are becoming resistant to ...

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   Those bugs, a species of mosquitoes called Culex, are the CDC's "primary concern in the continental U.S. right now," said Roxanne Connelly, a medical entomologist with the Centers for Disease ...