| Literature DB >> 17172384 |
M S Mavale1, P V Fulmali, G Geevarghese, V A Arankalle, Y S Ghodke, P C Kanojia, A C Mishra.
Abstract
Experiments were conducted in the laboratory on Phlebotomus papatasi to determine the possible role of males in maintaining or sustaining the Chandipura virus (CHPV) activity in nature. This study indicated that infected males are capable of passing on the virus to female sand flies while mating. The infection rate was found to be 12.5% in uninfected females when mated with infected males. The occurrence of venereal transmission of this virus may have epidemiologic importance in the natural cycle of CHPV.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17172384
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345