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. 2018 Mar;24(3):553–557. doi: 10.3201/eid2403.161275

Table 2. Rates of midgut infection, dissemination, and oral transmission of Cache Valley virus by Aedes japonicus japonicus mosquitoes after a 2-week extrinsic incubation, Appalachian Region, United States, 2015*.

Replicate Infectious blood meal titer, log10 PFU/mL No. tested Nondisseminated infections, % Disseminated infections, % Transmission, %
1 1.2 × 106 18 44 39 33
2 1.6 × 105 26 42 42 27
3 4.6 × 106 30 37 33 27
Total Not applicable 74 41 38 28

*Virus recovered from the midgut only was classified as a nondisseminated infection. Mosquitoes with virus-positive legs and wings were considered to have a disseminated infection. If virus was detected in salivary expectorate, it was classified as transmitting.