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, % |
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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.