title: Amount of western equine encephalitis virus inoculated by transmitting Culex tarsalis mosquitoes.
abstract: The amount of western equine encephalitis virus inoculated by infected Culex tarsalis mosquitoes is highly variable between individual mosquitoes. The majority (68 per cent) inoculate less than 100 intracerebral three-week-old mouse LD50 at time of feeding and the quanity appears unrelated to temperature or length of incubation following initial infection.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D003465:Culex / Q000382:microbiology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000382:microbiology; D004667:Encephalitis Virus, Western Equine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female