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  • Title: Replication and dissemination of Rift Valley fever virus in Culex pipiens.
    Author: Turell MJ, Gargan TP, Bailey CL.
    Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg; 1984 Jan; 33(1):176-81. PubMed ID: 6696176.
    Abstract:
    Following ingestion of 10(4.2) to 10(7.2) plaque-forming units (PFU) of Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus, 662 of 850 female Culex pipiens (78%) became infected. Those mosquitoes that became infected separated into two distinct groups: 1) those with a nondisseminated infection limited to the gut, and 2) those with a disseminated infection. The former group contained a median of 10(3.2) PFU, while those females with a disseminated infection contained a median of 10(5.5) PFU. Only those females with a disseminated infection were capable of transmitting virus by bite to a susceptible hamster. This is consistent with a mesenteronal escape barrier to viral dissemination. Following intrathoracic inoculation of RVF virus, all females developed a disseminated infection (26/26) and successfully transmitted virus by bite (49/49) if allowed to feed on a susceptible hamster or suckling mouse. Examination of legs and bodies separately provided a rapid and efficient method of determining dissemination status.
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