Table 4.
A minimum standard for experimental outcome data.
| Variable | Descriptor |
|---|---|
| Body part (inf.) | Vector tissue or body part used to establish infection (e.g., midgut, whole body, carcass, etc.) |
| Diagnostic (inf.) | How vector infection was established (e.g., qRT-PCR, virus isolation, etc.) |
| # tested (inf.) | Number of vectors tested for infection |
| # inf. | Number of vectors with viral infection |
| Body part (dissem.) | Vector tissue or body part used to establish dissemination (e.g., legs or wings) |
| Diagnostic (dissem.) | How viral dissemination in the vector was established (e.g., qRT-PCR, viral isolation, etc.) |
| # tested (dissem.) | Number of vectors tested for dissemination |
| # dissem. | Number of vectors with viral dissemination |
| Host (transm.) | Host species used to test transmission, if tested using live animal exposure to infected vectors |
| Tissue (transm.) | Tissue (e.g., saliva) used to test ability to transmit (not applicable if live animal exposure and infection was used to test transmission) |
| Diagnostic (transm.) | How viral transmission in the exposure host (e.g., qRT-PCR, clinical symptoms) or vector tissue (e.g., plaque assay) was established |
| # tested (transm.) | Number of vectors tested for ability to transmit |
| # transm. | Number of vectors that were able to transmit |