title: Arbovirus infections in Sarawak, October 1968-February 1970: GETAH virus isolations from mosquitoes.
abstract: 14 strains of Getah virus were isolated from a variety of mosquito species collected in Sarawak between October 1968 and February 1970. Ten strains were isolated from C. tritaeniorhynchus 7 of them at K. Tijirak. Single strains were isolated from C. gelidus, C. pseudovishnui, M. bonneae/dives and Aanopheles species. 6 of the isolates were obtained in October 1968 when Japanese encephalitis, Tembusu and Sindbis viruses were also very active. The available evidence suggest that Getah virus in Sarawak is maintained in a cycle similar to that of Japanese encephalitis virus and involves C. tritaeniorhynchus, C. gelidus and domestic pigs.
mesh_terms: D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000266:history*; D001103:Arboviruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001179:Arthropod Vectors; D009033:Culicidae; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D012672:Semliki forest virus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification