Sentence examples for be a competent vector from inspiring English sources

A. cajennense ticks have not been shown experimentally to be a competent vector for T. equi (1 ).

In this study, we show that the common bed bug seems to be a competent vector of T. cruzi.

Our findings suggest that the common bed bug may be a competent vector of T. cruzi and could pose a risk for vector-borne transmission of Chagas disease.

By extrapolation, the closely related tick species, I. scapularis (the main U.S. Lyme disease vector) is also unlikely to be a competent vector of WNV, although this hypothesis will need to be confirmed experimentally.

Recently, the rodent flea Ctenophthalmus nobilis has been found to be a competent vector of at least 2 Bartonella species, B. grahamii, which has previously been associated with human infection, and B. taylorii (9 ).

Ae. aegypti mosquitoes are known to be a competent vector for DENV in West Africa (11 ) and could maintain DENV-3 through vertical transmission in Senegal, as described (12 ).

These results provide evidence that I. ricinus is a competent vector for B. henselae.

These findings indicate that I. ricinus is a competent vector for B. henselae.

Travelers might be a source of local transmission because Ae. albopictus mosquitoes are a competent vector for ZIKV (3 ).

We found that I. ricinus is a competent vector for EU1 and that their sporozoites directly invade erythrocytes.

This study confirms that woodland rodents can maintain A. phagocytophila in Great Britain in the absence of other reservoir hosts and suggests that I. trianguliceps is a competent vector.