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Venereal transmission from VSV-injected Culicoides males (4 dpi) to age-matched naïve females as detected by RT-qPCR of individual bodies and heads and CPE of whole midges.
| Initial Number of Midges | Surviving ♀ (%) 1 | VSV RT-qPCR+ ♀ Bodies (%) | VSV RT-qPCR+ ♀ Heads (%) | VSV CPE+ Whole ♀ (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 ♂ and 116 ♀ | 77/116 (66.4%) | 59/77 (76.6%) | 6/59 (10.2%) | ND |
| 39 ♂ and 78 ♀ | 61/78 (78.2%) | ND | ND | 30/61 (49.2%) |
1 Surviving females were sampled 7 days after the initial cohabitation.
