Detection of Israel turkey meningo-encephalitis virus from mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) species and its survival in Culex pipiens and Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Phlebotomidae).
Israel turkey meningo-encephalitis (ITME) virus was detected in pools of Ochlerotatus caspius Pallas and Culicoides imicola Kieffer trapped at a turkey run at Nir David during an outbreak in August 1995. Experimental membrane feeding on a blood ITME suspension showed that Culex pipiens L. became harbored virus for at least 14 d. When Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli were fed on an infected turkey, they became infected and harbored the virus for at least 7 d. Because Phlebotomines are trapped frequently at turkey runs in Israel, they should be suspected as potential vectors of ITME.
Braverman
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Kimron Veterinary Institute, PO Box 12, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel. yehudab@moag.gov.il
Davidson
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I
Chizov-Ginzburg
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A
Chastel
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C
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002519:Ceratopogonidae / Q000821:virology*; D003465:Culex / Q000821:virology*; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology*; D017931:DNA Primers; D004668:Encephalitis Viruses / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005843:Geography; D007557:Israel; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014422:Turkeys / Q000821:virology*
D017931:DNA Primers