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Taxonomic Category | Scientific Name | Common Name |
Phylum | Arthropoda | Arthropods |
Class | Insecta | Insects |
Order | Diptera | Flies |
Family | Culicidae | Mosquitoes |
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Agent | Disease | Hosts | Vectors | References |
Cache Valley Virus | Encephalitis | Humans; Mammals | Aedes triseriatus; Aedes aegypti; Culex pipiens | National Center for Biotechnology Information; University of Notre Dame |
California Encephalitis Virus | Encephalitis | Humans; Rodents; Rabbits; Chipmunks; Squirrels | Aedes dorsalis; Aedes melanimon | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit; University of Florida |
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus | Encephalitis | Humans; Horses; Birds | 4 Aedes; 2 Culex; Culiseta melanurus; Coquillettidia perturbans | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit; University of Florida |
Flavivirus dengue | Dengue | Humans | Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus | Center for Disease Control, Taiwan; Centers for Disease Control |
Jamestown Canyon Virus | Encephalitis; Meningitis | Humans; Deer | 10 Aedes | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit; Centers for Disease Control; Jeff Rense Program |
La Crosse Virus | Encephalitis | Humans; Chipmunks; Squirrels | Aedes triseriatus | Centers for Disease Control |
Plasmodium falciparum | Malaria | Humans | about 60 Anopheles worldwide | Carlo Denegri Foundation; University of Florida |
Plasmodium malariae | Malaria | Humans | about 60 Anopheles worldwide | Carlo Denegri Foundation; University of Florida |
Plasmodium vivax | Malaria | Humans | about 60 Anopheles worldwide | Carlo Denegri Foundation; University of Florida |
Microfilaria | Dog Heartworm | Cats; Dogs | Aedes deserticola; Aedes monticola; Aedes sierrensis; Aedes varipalpus | Los Angeles County West Vector Control District |
Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus | Encephalitis | Humans; Birds | 6 Culex | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit; University of Florida |
West Nile Virus | Humans; Horses; Birds | 36 species | Centers for Disease Control | |
Western Equine Encephalitis Virus | Encephalitis | Humans; Horses; Birds | Aedes melanimon; Culex tarsalis; Culiseta inornata | Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit; University of Florida |
Wuchereria bancrofti | Filariasis | Humans | Aedes polynesiensis; Aedes scapularis; Aedes pseudoscutellaris; Anopheles gambiae; Culex quinquefasciatus | University of Florida; Health Canada |
Yellow Fever Virus | Yellow fever | Humans; Monkeys; other animals | Aedes aegypti; Aedes africanus; Aedes bromeliae; Aedes furcifer-taylori; Aedes kiteocephalus; Aedes simpsoni; Haemogogus | University of Florida; Health Canada |
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