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We assessed vector competence of three North American\n                  <jats:italic>Culex<\/jats:italic>\n                  species (\n                  <jats:italic>Cx. pipiens, Cx. quinquefasciatus, and Cx. tarsalis<\/jats:italic>\n                  ) for the JEV Nakayama strain, isolated from human brain in 1934 in Japan, across five constant temperatures (15, 20, 25, 30, and 33\u00b0C) at 4, 7, and 14 days post-feeding, quantifying infection, dissemination, and transmission rates. Vector competence was low but non-zero across all species.\n                  <jats:italic>Cx. pipiens<\/jats:italic>\n                  showed higher infection rates than the other species, whereas\n                  <jats:italic>Cx. quinquefasciatus<\/jats:italic>\n                  and\n                  <jats:italic>Cx. tarsalis<\/jats:italic>\n                  were minimally susceptible under these experimental conditions. 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