Multiplication of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Mosquitoes Following Intrathoracic Inoculation.

Abstract

Known amounts of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus were inoculated into the thorax of Aedes triseriatus mosquitoes. Individual mosquitoes were ground and tested quantitatively for virus content after various periods of incubation. Approximately a 10-fold increase in virus occurred every 8 hours until maximum virus levels were attained.