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PATHOGENS
卷 10, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10070816
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vesicular stomatitis virus; Culicoides midges; infectious dose; blood-feeding behavior; vector age
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- USDA, ARS-Kansas State University - USDA, ARS, NP103 Animal Health National Program [58-3020-7-025, 3020-32000-010, 3020-32000-013]
This study determined the minimum infectious dose of VSV for Culicoides sonorensis midges and found that multiple blood-feeding cycles, different blood meal sequences, and midge age at the time of infection all impact infection dynamics. Increased whole-body virus titers were observed in midges that ingested non-infectious blood meals after an infectious VSV blood meal, and older midges at the time of infection had higher virus titers.
Culicoides sonorensis biting midges are biological vectors of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in the U.S. Yet, little is known regarding the amount of ingested virus required to infect midges, nor how their feeding behavior or age affects viral replication and vector competence. We determined the minimum infectious dose of VSV-New Jersey for C. sonorensis midges and examined the effects of multiple blood-feeding cycles and age at the time of virus acquisition on infection dynamics. A minimum dose of 3.2 logs of virus/mL of blood resulted in midgut infections, and 5.2 logs/mL resulted in a disseminated infection to salivary glands. For blood-feeding behavior studies, ingestion of one or two non-infectious blood meals (BM) after a VSV infectious blood meal (VSV-BM) resulted in higher whole-body virus titers than midges receiving only the single infectious VSV-BM. Interestingly, this infection enhancement was not seen when a non-infectious BM preceded the infectious VSV-BM. Lastly, increased midge age at the time of infection correlated to increased whole-body virus titers. This research highlights the epidemiological implications of infectious doses, vector feeding behaviors, and vector age on VSV infection dynamics to estimate the risk of transmission by Culicoides midges more precisely.
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