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| Misc. arthropods of several orders, larvae and adults, successfully infected by parenteral inoculation; serial passage of virus achieved regularly. No ill effects observed in arthropods; virus yields obtained of up to >8.0 dex based on body weight. | Many mosquito species susceptible, including Aedes, Psorophora, Culiseta, Mansonia, Culex, Wyeomyea, Orthopodomyia; some Culex refractory; Anopheles poor transmitters. | | | | | | | | | | |
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