Enema Infusion Technique Inappropriate for Evaluating Viral Competence of Ticks

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 298-300

  Turell, Michael J ^a   Pollack, Richard J ^a,b   Spielman, Andrew ^a,b  

^a UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amblyomma cajennense ticks; Enema; Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ALPHAVIRUS; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; EQUIDAE; IXODIDAE; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EVALUATION; GUINEA PIG; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; TICK; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, VENEZUELAN EQUINE; EVALUATION STUDIES; GUINEA PIGS; MICE; TICKS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031137064     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/34.3.298     Document Type: Article

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