EXPERIMENTAL MASS INFECTION OF LICE ADAPTED TO FEEDING ON RABBITS WITH RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKI,
Abstract
Following infection on rabbit-hosts, 85% of the lice died in the course of the first week following the appearance of rickettsia in the smears; 52.3% of the insects contained rickettsia, consequently the effectiveness of infection comprised an average of 44.5%. A negative moment during the infection were the side effects and the death of the rabbits, which could be eliminated by the administration of the infecting doses in portions over a period of two days. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0651173
Entities
People
- L. A. Kosobutskii
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories