Journal of Medical Entomology (2000) 37, 467-471

Peter G. Jupp, A.A. Grobbelaar, P.A. Leman, A. Kemp, R.F. Dunton, T.R. Burkot, T.G. Ksiazek and R. Swanepoel (2000)
Experimental detection of Rift Valley fever virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay in large samples of mosquitoes
Journal of Medical Entomology 37 (3), 467-471
Abstract: A reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was assessed in laboratory tests to detect the presence of single Aedes aegypti (L.) or Eretmapodites quinquevittatus Theobald mosquitoes infected with Rift Valley fever virus in pools of mosquitoes, 50–600 in size, from laboratory colonies or mixed field collections. The viral RNA was detected in all pools containing infected mosquitoes and was shown to be as sensitive as infant mice but more sensitive than Vero cell cultures for virus detection. Pools diluted down to the equivalent of 1:16 000 mosquitoes were also positive by RT-PCR. RNAs from 4 other phleboviruses were negative, there were no false positives and the procedure followed, with the 2 particular primers chosen, gave consistently clear bands of the PCR products on agarose gels without nested PCR being necessary.
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Database assignments for author(s): Thomas R. Burkot, Alan Kemp

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Aedes aegypti
	Eretmapodites quinquevittatus