2 record(s) found in the location "Inuvialuit Settlement Region" (multi-year projects are grouped): Not seeing the results you want? Tryadvanced search.
Principal Investigator:Hansen, Tamara A Licensed Year(s):
2008
Summary:
The objective of this research is to collect mosquitoes from the Inuvik area and perform a set of genetic tests to see if they are infected with a particular bacterium called Wolbachia. This bacterium is harmless to humans but affects the mating process of mosquitoes by killing the sperm of an infected male. A presence of Wolbachia has not been detected in the NWT as of yet, but if detected coul...
Principal Investigator:McLean, D. M. Licensed Year(s):
1978
Summary:
A continuation of an investigation into the existence of California encephalitis virus in mosquitoes....