SUSCEPTIBILITY OF SOOTY TERNS TO VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS (VEE) VIRUS,

Abstract

Sooty terns were found to be highly susceptible to infection with Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus by the respiratory route. These birds developed viremia to high titers, but without obvious clinical signs of infection. Further, by the fifth day after exposure to virus the viremia had declined to negligible levels. A bird-mosquito-bird transmission cycle was demonstrated with Aedes triseriatus mosquitoes and sooty terns. A bird-bird transmission cycle was also suggested by infections in control birds held in the same anea as infected birds. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0422353

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Rosenberger
  • Edwin C. Corristan
  • Robert L. Walker
  • William S. Miller

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Arbovirus Infections
  • Arboviruses
  • Biological Laboratories
  • Birds
  • Encephalitis
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Infection
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).