TY - JOUR
T1 - Transovarial transmission of Rio Grande virus (Bunyaviridae
T2 - Phlebovirus) by the sand fly, Lutzomyia anthophora
AU - Endris, R. G.
AU - Tesh, R. B.
AU - Young, D. G.
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PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - The growth of Rio Grande (RG) virus, the only phlebovirus known to occur in the United States, was studied in Lutzomyia anthophora, its suspected sand fly vector. RG viral titers in infected flies increased more than 10,000-fold within 7 days after intrathoracic inoculation. Experimentally infected female L. anthophora transmitted virus transovarially (vertically) to 54.8% of their F1 progeny. This is the first virologically confirmed demonstration of transovarial transmission of a phlebovirus by sand flies. It indicates one mechanism by which RG, and possibly other phleboviruses, may be maintained in nature.
AB - The growth of Rio Grande (RG) virus, the only phlebovirus known to occur in the United States, was studied in Lutzomyia anthophora, its suspected sand fly vector. RG viral titers in infected flies increased more than 10,000-fold within 7 days after intrathoracic inoculation. Experimentally infected female L. anthophora transmitted virus transovarially (vertically) to 54.8% of their F1 progeny. This is the first virologically confirmed demonstration of transovarial transmission of a phlebovirus by sand flies. It indicates one mechanism by which RG, and possibly other phleboviruses, may be maintained in nature.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.862
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.1983.32.862
M3 - Article
C2 - 6683943
AN - SCOPUS:0020516386
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 32
SP - 862
EP - 864
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 4
ER -