Table 1. Infection rates of KRV in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The number and percentage of samples of infected female mosquitoes assayed for viral infection by both isolation in tissue culture and IFA methods.
Mosquito stage Method of exposure Total # # positive by CPE % + VE # positive by IFA % + VE
Adult Infectious blood meal 165 103 62.4 123 74.5
Larval KRV-infected C6/36 cells 164 147 90.2 158 96.3