| population genetic data suggest a role for mosquito-mediated dispersal of west nile virus across the western united states. | after introduction, west nile virus (wnv) spread rapidly across the western united states between the years 2001 and 2004. this westward movement is thought to have been mediated by random dispersive movements of resident birds. little attention has been placed on the role of mosquito vectors in virus dispersal across north america. the mosquito vector largely responsible for wnv amplification and transmission of wnv in the western usa is culex tarsalis. here we present population genetic data t ... | 2010 | 20298466 |