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TRANSOVARIAL TRANSMISSION OF MURRAY VALLEY ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS BY AEDES AEGYPTI (L.)
Author(s) -
Kay BH,
Carley JG
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian journal of experimental biology and medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.999
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1440-1711
pISSN - 0004-945X
DOI - 10.1038/icb.1980.51
Subject(s) - aedes aegypti , transovarial transmission , virology , transmission (telecommunications) , biology , disease transmission , aedes , encephalitis , virus , ecology , dengue fever , larva , engineering , electrical engineering
Summary In laboratory studies, Murray Valley encephalitis virus was transmitted transovarially by orally infected Aedes aegypti to approximately 1·5% of both adult male and female progeny.