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. 2012 Dec 5;87(6):1125–1131. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0700

Table 2.

Sources of Culex quinquefasciatus blood meals at outbreak and control sites for West Nile virus disease in Maricopa County, Arizona, 2010*

Host species Outbreak sites Control sites
Avian
 Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) 13 (33)a 0 (0)b
 House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 8 (21)a 4 (20)a
 Curve-billed thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) 1 (3)a 6 (30)b
 Chicken (Gallus gallus) 1 (3)a 5 (25)b
 White-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) 2 (5)a 1 (5)a
 Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1 (3)a 2 (10)a
 House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) 2 (5)a 0 (0)a
 Abert's towhee (Pipilo aberti) 0 (0)a 1 (5)a
 Rock dove (Columba livia) 0 (0)a 1 (5)a
 Eurasian collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) 1 (3)a 0 (0)a
 Greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) 1 (3)a 0 (0)a
Other
 Human (Homo sapiens) 8 (21)a 0 (0)b
 Ornate tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) 1 (3)a 0 (0)a
Total 39 (100) 20 (100)
*

Values are no. (%). Different letters after numbers indicate a significant difference in results from outbreak and control sites for that species (P < 0.05, by Fisher exact test, two-tailed).