Recoverability of Rift Valley fever and sandfly fever Sicilian viruses from infected Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) trapped in various oils.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1992

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

8

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

092-094

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Turell MJ.Dickson DL.

 

Abstract

We studied the effects of various oils used to trap sand flies on the recovery of virus from infected adult Phlebotomus papatasi. Both Rift Valley fever and sandfly fever Sicilian viruses were readily recovered from virus-inoculated specimens held at 26 degrees C on mineral, olive or castor oil-soaked sheets for up to 12 h. However, after 50 h on oil-soaked paper, significantly greater titers were recovered from sand flies trapped with mineral oil than from sand flies trapped with either of the other oils. This indicates that sand flies trapped on oil-soaked paper would be suitable for virus isolation attempts and that mineral oil had the least effect on virus recovery.

Notes

Author(s) - Turell MJ.Dickson DL.