Vertical transmission of dengue viruses by mosquitoes of the Aedes scutellaris group

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 37; no. 3; p. 640
• Main Authors: Freier, J E, Rosen, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.1987
• Subjects: aedes; Aedes - microbiology; Animals; Dengue - transmission; descendance; disease transmission; Female; progenie; progeny; Species Specificity; transmision de enfermedades; transmission des maladies; virus; viruses

Seventeen strains of mosquitoes belonging to 12 species in the Aedes scutellaris subgroup were tested for an ability to transmit one or more dengue virus serotype(s) vertically. Strains of virus employed for dengue types 1, 2, 3, and 4 were from Fiji, Bangkok, Burma, and Medan, respectively. After p...