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MeSH Heading: Culex
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.875.225
Unique ID: D003465
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003465
Annotation: mosquito: do not confuse with CULICOIDES, gnat; do not use /‌drug eff for insecticides: TN 111; /‌microbiol /‌parasitol /‌virol permitted
Scope Note: A genus of mosquitoes (CULICIDAE) commonly found in tropical regions. Species of this genus are vectors for ST. LOUIS ENCEPHALITIS as well as many other diseases of man and domestic and wild animals.
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Culex MeSH Descriptor Data 2025