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First record of the West Nile virus bridge vector Culex modestus Ficalbi (Diptera Culicidae) in Belgium, validated by DNA barcoding
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- 1. The Unit of Entomology, Dept. Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
- 2. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (BopCo & Scientific Heritage Service), Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. & avanderheyden@naturalsciences.be; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2823-0855
- 3. The Unit of Entomology, Dept. Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. & ideblauwe@itg.be; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7268-8965
- 4. Royal Museum for Central Africa (BopCo & Biology Department), Leuvensesteenweg 17, 3080 Tervuren, Belgium.
- 5. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (BopCo & Scientific Heritage Service), Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium. & sgombeer@naturalsciences.be; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3450-1375
- 6. Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (BopCo & Scientific Heritage Service), Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
- 7. The Unit of Entomology, Dept. Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. & rmuller@itg.be; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3909-3876
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Wolf, Katrien De, Vanderheyden, Ann, Deblauwe, Isra, Smitz, Nathalie, Gombeer, Sophie, Vanslembrouck, Adwine, Meganck, Kenny, Dekoninck, Wouter, Meyer, Marc De, Backeljau, Thierry, Müller, Ruth, Bortel, Wim Van (2021): First record of the West Nile virus bridge vector Culex modestus Ficalbi (Diptera Culicidae) in Belgium, validated by DNA barcoding. Zootaxa 4920 (1): 131-139, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4920.1.7
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