Abstract

SummaryOf 12 snakes offered as blood meal sources for 18 infected mosquitoes, seven of these poikilothermic animals responded with a viremia. Six developed titers of 105 or more, while one developed a viremia of only 1.45 × 102 PFU per ml of blood. Two developed titers of 107 and one 108 PFU per ml of blood. Five developed a viremia within one to three days, while one was delayed to the 9th day and one was delayed to the 17th day after being bitten. The virus content of the mosquito biting the snake appeared not to be a determining factor whether the snake became infected or not. When snakes were exposed to a single infected mosquito each, 4 of 8 became viremic. When snakes were exposed to 2 or 3 infected mosquitoes each, 3 of 4 became viremic.

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