Experimental detection of Rift Valley fever virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay in large samples of mosquitoes

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 467-471

  Jupp, P G ^a   Grobbelaar, A A ^a   Leman, P A ^a   Kemp, A ^a   Dunton, R F ^b   Burkot, T R ^c   Ksiazek, T G ^d   Swanepoel, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Mosquitoes; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Rift valley fever virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001108279     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/37.3.467     Document Type: Article

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