An electron microscopical study of Rift Valley fever and Sindbis viral infection in mosquito salivary glands (Diptera: Culicidae)

African Entomology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 75-81

  Jupp, P G ^a   Phillips, J I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b National Centre for Occupational Health   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Mosquitoes; Rift Valley fever virus; Salivary glands; Sindbis virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031749044     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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