Recovery of Virus of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis from a Mosquito, Culiseta melanura (Coquillett)

1 July 1951

journal article
research article
Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine

Vol. 77 (3), 396-397
https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-77-18790

Abstract

The virus of eastern equine encephalomyelitis was isolated from a pool of 2 mosquitoes collected by light trap in the Manchac Swamp, near Ponchatoula, Louisiana, on Aug. 17, 1950. The virus was identified by serum neutralization, cross-protection, and host range tests.

Keywords

ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, EQUINE

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