Culex
(kū′leks″ )
[L. culex, stem culic-, gnat, midge]
A genus of small to medium-sized mosquitoes distributed worldwide. Some species are vectors of disease organisms.
culicine (kū′lĭ-sīn″), adj.
Culex pipiens
The common house mosquito, a vector of several illnesses, including Wuchereria bancrofti and West Nile virus.
Culex quinquefasciatus
A tropical and subtropical species, and the most important intermediate host of Wuchereria bancrofti.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Culex." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766487/all/Culex.
Culex. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766487/all/Culex. Accessed September 23, 2019.
Culex. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766487/all/Culex
Culex [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 September 23]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766487/all/Culex.
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