Table 7.

Vector competence of New Zealand Culex quinquefasciatus maintained at 10°C for an extended incubation period

Virus*	Blood meal titer (log10 pfu/mL)	EIP† (days)	% Infect‡ (no tested)	% Dissem§ (no infect)	% Transm¶ (no infect)
WNV	9.6	60	100 (20)	45 (20)	20 (20)
		90	100 (10)	40 (10)	10 (10)
JEV	8.1	120	6 (16)	100 (1)	0 (0)

^*WNV = West Nile virus; JEV = Japanese encephalitis virus.

^†Extrinsic incubation period.

^‡Percentage (number) of blooded mosquitoes with virus-positive bodies.

^§Percentage (number) of infected mosquitoes with virus-positive legs.

^¶Percentage (number) of infected mosquitoes with virus-positive expectorate.