North American Culex pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus are competent vectors for Usutu virus

• Christian L. Cook,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5082-660X

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• Yan-Jang S. Huang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

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• Amy C. Lyons,

  Roles Investigation

  Affiliations Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

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• Barry W. Alto,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, Vero Beach, Florida, United States of America

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• Isik Unlu,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Mercer County Mosquito Control, West Trenton, New Jersey, United States of America, Center for Vector Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

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• Stephen Higgs,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

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• Dana L. Vanlandingham

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: dlvanlan@vet.k-state.edu

  Affiliations Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America, Biosecurity Research Institute, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7436-5921

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