Existence of hepatitis C virus in Culex quinquefasciatus after ingestion of infected blood: Experimental approach to evaluating transmission by mosquitoes

T. T. Chang; T. Y. Chang; C. C. Chen; K. C. Young; J. N. Roan; Y. C. Lee; P. N. Cheng; H. L. Wu

doi:10.1128/JCM.39.9.3353-3355.2001

Existence of hepatitis C virus in Culex quinquefasciatus after ingestion of infected blood: Experimental approach to evaluating transmission by mosquitoes

T. T. Chang, T. Y. Chang, C. C. Chen, K. C. Young, J. N. Roan, Y. C. Lee, P. N. Cheng, H. L. Wu

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Abstract

We used PCR to detect hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA among supernatants of ground Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes that (i) had been fed HCV-positive blood, (ii) had been intrathoracically inoculated with HCV-positive blood, or (iii) were from homes of hepatitis C patients. HCV RNA was detectable under all three conditions, but it did not replicate in mosquitoes and was not detectably transmitted during feeding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3353-3355
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	39
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.39.9.3353-3355.2001
Publication status	Published - 2001

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Existence of hepatitis C virus in Culex quinquefasciatus after ingestion of infected blood: Experimental approach to evaluating transmission by mosquitoes

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