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Abstract
Aedes camptorhynchus (Thom.) collected on the mid-south coast of New South Wales during the winter of 1982 were highly susceptible to infection (ID50 = 10(2.4) VERO pfu/mosquito) when fed on rat tail skins containing blood and serial dilutions of the T48 strain of Ross River (RR) virus. After 2 d, when no virus was detectable, rapid proliferation allowed transmission from 5 d post ingestion. A maximum transmission rate occurred 9 d post-feeding when 4 of 4 infected mosquitoes transmitted virus. The susceptibility of Ae camptorhynchus to RR virus infection was compared with that of a laboratory colony of Ae aegypti (L.) (ID50 = 10(3.8) VERO pfu/mosquito).Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3017279 DOI: 10.1038/icb.1986.21
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aust J Exp Biol Med Sci ISSN: 0004-945X