Survival of avian H5N1 influenza a viruses in Calliphora nigribarbis (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 852-855

  Sawabe, Kyoko ^a   Tanabayashi, Kiyoshi ^a   Hotta, Akitoyo ^a   Hoshino, Keita ^a   Isawa, Haruhiko ^a   Sasaki, Toshinori ^a   Yamada, Akio ^a   Kurahashi, Hiromu ^a   Shudo, Chieko ^a   Kobayashi, Mutsuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blow fly; Calliphora nigribarbis; Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza; Mechanical transmission; Virus exposure experiments

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; FLY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; VIROLOGY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INSECT VECTORS; INTESTINES; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

AVES; CALLIPHORA; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 68149142586     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0416     Document Type: Article

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