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. 2018 May 8;112(3):107–114. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2018.1464780

Table 2.

CHIKV ‘La Reunion’ infection and dissemination to the wings/legs and saliva in Ae. koreicus mosquitoes maintained at 23 °C and fluctuating temperature (75 ± 5% relative humidity, 12 h light: 12 h dark cycle).

Treatment Day post feeding Engorged mosquitoes Infection (tested) Dissemination wings/legs (tested) Dissemination saliva (tested)
23 °C 3 21 3 (21) 2 (3) 1 (3)
  10 19 3 (19) 2 (3) 1 (3)
  14 25 3 (25) 0 (3) 0 (3)
Fluctuating 3 21 4 (21) 0 (4) 0 (4)
T °C 10 21 0 (21) NT* NT*
  14 22 0 (22) NT* NT*

NT* = Not tested as bodies were negative.