Experimental studies on the susceptibility of Aedes vittatus to dengue viruses.

Ae. vittatus mosquitoes were infected by oral route and by intrathoracic inoculation with dengue (DEN) viruses and tested for the presence of dengue virus antigen in their head squashes and salivary glands by indirect immunofluorescence. The results indicate that this species was susceptible to all four types of DEN viruses and supported the growth of DEN-2 virus.