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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
Bovine leukosis virus (BLV) was transmitted to sheep in a simulated mechanical transmission experiment, using the following species of mosquitoes; Anopheles freeborni, A stephensi, A quadrimaculatus, and A albimanus. Mosquitoes were fed on blood taken from a BLV-infected cow with persistent lymphocytosis. Mouthparts and heads of mosquitoes were removed immediately after feeding, placed in RPMI 1640 medium, and inoculated subcutaneously into sheep. Nine sheep were inoculated with mouthparts and heads from 37 to 122 mosquitoes. Infection was determined serologically. Three monthly serum samples were collected from the sheep and were tested for the presence of antibodies to BLV, using the agar-gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test. Sera that were negative by AGID at 3 months were tested by radioimmunoassay. Results from radioimmunoassay agreed with those obtained by AGID. Four of the 9 sheep developed antibody to BLV. Sheep that seroconverted were inoculated with mouthparts and heads from as few as 54 mosquitoes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0002-9645
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
43
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1458-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of insects in the transmission of bovine leukosis virus: potential for transmission by mosquitoes.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article