Triatoma patagonica (Hemiptera, Reduviidae), a New Host for Triatoma virus
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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97(3): 427-429, Apr. 2002. ilus
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Previous authors demonstrated that Triatoma virus (TrV) is able to infect several species of triatomines when injected with viral inoculum obtained from its original host, T. infestans. Both vertical (transovarian) and horizontal (faecal-oral) mechanisms of viral transmission were also described. In this paper we report the experimental TrV infection of a wild species from southern Argentina, T. patagonica. The inoculum consisted of clarified gut contents of infected T. infestans rubbed on the chicken skin whereupon T. patagonica individuals were fed. The results demonstrate that this is another potential host for the virus, and that the oral route is also effective for experimental interspecific infections
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Assunto principal:
Picornaviridae
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Triatoma
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Vírus de Insetos
Limite:
Animais
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad Nacional del Sur/AR
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