The Isolation of St. Louis Virus from Trinidad Mosquitoes

C. R. Anderson Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies

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T. H. G. Aitken Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies

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W. G. Downs Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies

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L. Spence Trinidad Regional Virus Laboratory, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1957.6.688
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Volume 6: Issue 4
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688–692
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Summary and Conclusions

St. Louis encephalitis virus has been isolated from three ground pool-breeding species of mosquitoes collected in Trinidadian forests. Identity was established by comparison with a known strain of St. Louis virus and other related viruses. These represent the first strains of St. Louis virus known to be isolated from mosquitoes outside of the continental United States.
Published Online:
Jul 1957
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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