Volume 23, Number 8—August 2017
Dispatch
West Nile Virus Outbreak in Houston and Harris County, Texas, USA, 2014
Diana Martinez, Kristy O. Murray
, Martin Reyna, Raouf R. Arafat, Roberto Gorena, Umair A. Shah, and Mustapha Debboun
, Martin Reyna, Raouf R. Arafat, Roberto Gorena, Umair A. Shah, and Mustapha Debboun
Table 2
WNV-confirmed mosquito pools collected from 4 different types of mosquito traps, Houston/Harris County, Texas, USA, 2014*
| Trap type† | Species | No. traps | Total no. pools | Females pooled | WNV | SLE | WNV MIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDC Gravid Trap | Culex quinquefasciatus | 3,971 | 5,025 | 192,441 | 716 | 0 | 3.72 |
| CDC Miniature Light Trap | Cx. quinquefasciatus | 3,748 | 4,617 | 154,124 | 566 | 1 | 3.67 |
| Biogents Sentinel Trap | Cx. quinquefasciatus | 926 | 54 | 680 | 3 | 0 | 4.41 |
| CDC Gravid Trap | Aedes albopictus | 1,315 | 359 | 952 | 1 | 0 | 1.05 |
*WNV, West Nile virus; SLE, St. Louis encephalitis virus; MIR, minimum infection rate.
†CDC Gravid Trap and CDC Miniature Light Trap, John W. Hock Company, Gainesville, FL; Biogents Sentinel Trap, Biogents AG, Regensburg, Germany.
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