Reproducing the Rift Valley fever virus mosquito-lamb-mosquito transmission cycle
Wichgers Schreur PJ, Vloet RPM, Kant J, van Keulen L, Gonzales JL, Visser TM, Koenraadt CJM, Vogels CBF, Kortekaas J. Reproducing the Rift Valley fever virus mosquito-lamb-mosquito transmission cycle. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 1477. PMID: 33446733, PMCID: PMC7809480, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79267-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRift Valley fever virusAnimal modelsFeeding of mosquitoesNatural target speciesMortality of newbornsEfficacy of vaccinesHigher infection rateViremia levelsIntravenous inoculationTransmission of mosquitoVector competence experimentsAedes aegypti mosquitoesBlood-feeding behaviorRVFV infectionInfected mosquitoesExtrinsic incubation periodInfection rateMembrane feedingFever virusRVFV transmissionAbortion stormsAegypti mosquitoesBlood mealVirusTransmission cycle