Isolation and Identification of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Mosquito Pools

Authors

Timothy Bender, University of South Florida

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Date

Fall 12-2010

Advisor

Thomas Unnasch

Advisor Email

tunnasch@health.usf.edu

Abstract

The Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes of many genera. This virus has a high mortality rate and frequent life-altering complications for survivors of infection. The current practice for isolating and identifying the EEEV has been restricted to testing pools of 50 or less mosquitoes. A procedure for simulating one infected mosquito in a pool of 100 was established and tested. Data collected shows the threshold pool size can be increased to 100 without loss of specificity or accuracy. This increased will be met with many benefits including economic savings and increased time efficiency.

Comments

Social Sciences

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Scholar Commons Citation

Bender, Timothy, "Isolation and Identification of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Mosquito Pools" (2010). Outstanding Honors Theses. 39.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/honors_et/39