%0 Journal Article
%T High genetic diversity in the Culex pipiens complex from a West Nile Virus epidemic area in Southern Europe
%A Andrea Saltarin
%A Giacomo Cavaletto
%A Giacomo Santoiemma
%A Isabel Martinez-Sa£żudo
%A Luca Mazzon
%A Mauro Simonato
%J Archive of "Parasites & Vectors".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s13071-016-1429-1
%X The Culex pipiens complex includes the most widespread mosquito species in the world. Cx. pipiens is the primary vector of the West Nile Virus (WNV) in Europe and North America. Cases of WNV have been recorded in Italy since 1998. In particular, wet areas along the Po River are considered some of the most WNV affected areas in Italy. Here, we analyzed the genetic structure of ten Cx. pipiens populations collected in the last part of the Po River including the Delta area
%K Culex pipiens complex
%K Mosquitoes
%K Mitochondrial DNA
%K Cytochrome oxidase
%K Nuclear DNA
%K Acetylcholinesterase-2
%K Genetic diversity
%K West Nile Virus
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4791856/