PubMed · 2002 · 81 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiologyEntomologyMolecular VirologyParasitologyVirologyAntigen Detection AssaysMosquito BiologyMosquito ControlMosquito-borne DiseasesVector-borne ZoonosesWest Nile Virus InfectionAedes-borne Viral DiseasesArboviral ZoonosesMosquito Vector EcologyMosquito-borne Disease DiagnosisMosquito-borne Disease InvestigationReverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (Rt-pcr)West Nile Virus DiseaseWest Nile Virus Transmission
In August 2000, Aedes albopictus was found in a CO2-baited Centers for Disease Control light trap in eastern Philadelphia, PA. In late September 2000, West Nile viral antigen was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction testing from a pool of 2 Ae. albopictus mosquitoes that were collected in southwestern Montgomery County.