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Interference to Oral Superinfection of Aedes triseriatus Infected with La Crosse Virus
Aedes triseriatus orally infected with a temperature-sensitive mutant of La Crosse virus were, at predetermined times post-infection, orally challenged with wild type La Crosse or Tahyna virus. Most mosquitoes challenged with wild type La Crosse virus within 24 hr of ingestion of the temperature-sensitive virus became superinfected. In contrast, the majority of mosquitoes challenged at 72 hr were resistant to superinfection. Mosquitoes challenged at 7 days or thereafter were refractory to superinfection with La Crosse or Tahyna virus. The onset of interference was correlated with virus titer and antigen expression in midgut cells.