This species transmits roundworms that cause lymphatic filariasis in tropical and subtropical regions, as well as WestNilevirus and St Louis encephalitis in North America.
这种蚊子在热带和亚热带地区传播导致淋巴丝虫病的线虫，并且在北美传播西尼罗河病毒和圣路易斯型脑炎。
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WestNilevirus (WNV) is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae.
西尼罗河病毒是黄病毒属的一种，与日本脑炎抗原复合物同属黄病毒属。
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Analyzing the genetic material, he and his colleagues concluded that the encephalitis had been caused by WestNilevirus.