| experimental transmission of west nile virus by culex nigripalpus from honduras. | as a result of concerns regarding the geographic spread of west nile virus (wnv) to central america, we evaluated the potential for honduran culex nigripalpus theobald to transmit this virus. we tested individual mosquitoes captured in olancho province, honduras, in september 2003. mosquitoes were allowed to feed on 2- to 4- day-old chickens previously inoculated with a new york strain (crow 397-99) of wnv. infection rates in cx. nigripalpus ranged from 81%-96% after feeding on chickens with vir ... | 2007 | 17627449 |