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Mosquito Salivation and Virus Transmission^*

Herbert S. Hurlbut

A method is described for collecting mosquito saliva in oil and measuring its volume and virus content. Preliminary results indicate that Culex pipiens may discharge 10^4.5 cubic microns of saliva per minute and that St. Louis encephalitis virus reaches a concentration of 10^9.9 suckling mouse LD₅₀ per ml in the saliva. The concentration of virus was observed to change significantly in periods of time as short as one hour.

^* The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private ones of the author and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the Naval Service at large.

Present address: Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Southwest Foundation for Research and Education, P.O. Box 2296, San Antonio, Texas 78206.

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