| host feeding pattern of japanese encephalitis virus vector mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) from kuttanadu, kerala, india. | identification of blood meals of vector mosquitoes is an important tool in the epidemiological investigations of vector-borne diseases. the blood meals of three mosquito species involved in the transmission of japanese encephalitis virus (jev) from the kuttanadu area, kerala, were determined using the agarose gel diffusion technique. a total of 4959 blood smears belonging to culex (culex) tritaeniorhynchus giles (3273), cx. (culex) gelidus theobald (64), mansonia (mnd.) indiana edwards (735) ,an ... | 2008 | 18826037 |