Culex tarsalis Is a Competent Host of the Insect-Specific Alphavirus Eilat Virus (EILV)

Abstract

-a vector of harmful human pathogens, including West Nile virus-is a competent host of Eilat virus. However, how this virus is transmitted between mosquitoes remains unclear. We find that Eilat virus infects the tissues necessary for both vertical and horizontal transmission-a crucial step in discerning how Eilat virus maintains itself in nature.