Comparison of natural and artificial infection of Aedes aegypti L. with Semliki Forest virus
Autor(es): Nye, ER; Bertram, DS
Resumo: Parallel experiments were carried out to compare the course of infection of Semliki Forest virus in Aedes aegypti L. infected by (a) feeding on viremic mice and (b) feeding on a suspension of virus-infected mouse brain and blood in a membrane feeding apparatus. It was found that the pattern of infection, as judged by daily infectivity titrations in mice, was similar in both groups of insects. A point of difference between the series, of uncertain significance, consisted of a greater fall in virus titer in the first 24 hours in insects fed through membranes than in those fed on mice. Biological transmission of the virus by feeding on susceptible mice was similar in both groups of infected insects
Imprenta: Virology, v. 12, n. 4, p. 570-577, 1960
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/0042-6822(60)90179-3
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - virus
Data de publicação: 1960
