Comparison of vector competence for West Nile virus of colonized populations of Culex tritaeniorhynchus from southern Asia and the Far East.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1979 Dec; 10(4): 498-504
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31477
ABSTRACT
Seven colonized stocks of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus from different geographic areas of Southern Asia and the Far East were assayed for susceptibility to WN virus infection by membrane feeding and by intrathoracic inoculation. Infected females also were tested for their ability to transmit virus to baby mice. No geographic pattern of differential susceptibility to WN virus infection was apparent from the experiments; however, the per os ID50 of one strain from Khulna, Bangladesh was over 10-fold greater than the ID50's of stocks from Karachi, Pakistan and Sendai, Japan. No difference in susceptibility was found by parenteral inoculation of virus. Likewise, greater than or equal to 90% of infected females from all the colonies were able to transmit virus.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Asia
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West Nile Fever
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West Nile virus
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Female
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Culex
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Asia, Eastern
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Insect Vectors
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Animals
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Mice
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1979
Type:
Article
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