Triatoma Virus Pathogenicity in Laboratory Colonies of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-256

  Muscio, Oscar A ^a   La Torre, Jose L ^a,b   Bonder, Matilde A ^a,b   Scodeller, Eduardo A ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Virologia Animal   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Infection; Triatoma infestans; Triatoma virus; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; HEMIPTERA; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMA VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GUINEA PIG; INSECT VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MOLTING; NYMPH; PATHOGENICITY; PICORNAVIRUS; RABBIT; TIME; TRIATOMA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; GUINEA PIGS; INSECT VIRUSES; MOLTING; NYMPH; PICORNAVIRIDAE; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS; TRIATOMA;

EID: 0031134635     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.3.253     Document Type: Article

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