Experimental Transmission of Trivittatus Virus (California Virus Group) by Aedes Trivittatus

D. M. Watts Departments of Entomology and Veterinary Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1976.25.173
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Volume 25: Issue 1
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173–176
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The mosquito, Aedes trivittatus, when fed through a membrane a trivittatus virus dosage of 103.4 to 105.5 suckling mouse LD50/0.03 ml of blood, transmitted the virus to suckling mice. Virus multiplication indicative of a biological vector occurred in this species. When Aedes vexans and A. triseriatus ingested similar dosages of trivittatus virus, both the infection and transmission rates were low and virus multiplication was poor. These results, added to evidence based on virus isolations from mosquito populations in nature, indicate that A. trivittatus is the primary vector of trivittatus virus in the north central United States.

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Present address: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D. C. 20012.

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Copyright © 1976 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1976
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10 Jul 1975
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Published Online:
Jan 1976
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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0002-9637
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