Vector competence experiments with Rocio virus and three mosquito species from the epidemic zone in Brazil Ensaios sobre a capacidade vetora para o vírus Rocio, de três espécies de culicídeos da zona epidêmica no Brasil

• Main Authors: Carl J. Mitchell (Author), Oswaldo Paulo Forattini (Author), Barry R. Miller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 1986-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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First-generation progeny of field-collected Psorophora ferox, Aedes scapularis, and Aedes serratus from the Rocio encephalitis epidemic zone in S.Paulo State, Brazil, were tested for vector competency in the laboratory. Psorophora ferox and Ae. scapularis are susceptible to per os infection with Roc...