EFFECTS OF TIME AFTER INFECTION, MOSQUITO GENOTYPE, AND INFECTIOUS VIRAL DOSE ON THE DYNAMICS OF CULEX TARSALIS VECTOR COMPETENCE FOR WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS

Abstract excerpt

The vector competence of Culex tarsalis Coquillett for the BFS 1703 strain of western equine encephalomyelitis virus (WEEV) changed significantly as a function of time after infection, mosquito genotype, and infectious virus dose. After ingesting a high virus dose (5 log10 plaque-forming units [PFU]/0.1 ml), female of the susceptible high virus producer (HVP) strain rapidly amplified the virus, developed a...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Mosquito-borne diseases and control
• Share to Vector-borne infectious diseases
• Share to Viral Infections and Vectors