Experimental transmission of African swine fever virus by the soft tick Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) marocanus (Acari: Ixodoidea: Argasidae)

A total of 1,600 Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) marocanus larvae were fed on a pig with a viremia of 10(7.4) HAd50/ml of African swine fever virus (ASFV). Infected larvae were sampled daily for 15 d, and nymphs were sampled at least once per instar until they became adults. Initial titers 10(4.48) HAd...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of medical entomology 1992-07, Vol.29 (4), p.652-656
Hauptverfasser: Endris, R.G. (Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ), Hess, W.R
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