DISEASE VECTOR IDENTIFICATION RESOURCES

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  • VECTOR IDENTIFICATION SERVICE
    • As a service to the US Department of Defense, WRBU provides identification of arthropod vectors of human and animal diseases for research, disease surveillance and medical/veterinary diagnostics.

  • CULICIDAE
    • Identification resources to mosquito genera, subgenera, and species: Matrix and dichotomous identification keys, genera pages, morphology information, medically important species pages, laboratory and field protocols.

  • PHLEBOTOMINAE
    • Currently under construction, this section will include literature, diagnostic keys and image resources for identification of medically important sand flies.

  • SCORPIONES
    • Identification resources—identification keys, literature, and morphology—for scorpion genera and species.

  • IXODIDA
    • Currently under construction, this section will include literature, diagnostic keys and image resources for identification of medically important ticks.

  • CERATOPHYLLIDAE
    • Currently under construction, this section will include literature, diagnostic keys and image resources for identification of medically important fleas.
  • The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit
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  • Museum Support Center, MRC-534
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  • Smithsonian Institution
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  • 4210 Silver Hill Rd.
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  • Suitland, MD 20746-2863 USA
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  • Ph: 301-238-1077; FAX: 301-238-3168

  • Entomology Branch
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  • Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
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  • 503 Robert Grant Avenue
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  • Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500 USA