a natural vector of the nematode parasites that cause lymphatic filariasis.
It also serves as a competent laboratory vector of
the causative agent of avian malaria in Asia[8] and also has been implicated in the transmission of JE virus in Taiwan[9,10].
Culex vishnui group to monitor JE virus activity in endemic areas of Tamil Nadu, southern India[11].
The Cx. vishnui subgroup mosquitoes comprising
Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Cx. tritaeniorhynchus), Cx. vishnui and Culex pseudovishnui (Cx. pseudovishnui) have been implicated as major vectors of JE in India[12].