| herpesvirus sylvilagus in cottontail rabbits: attempted laboratory transmission by two insect species. | the vector potential of the rabbit flea (cediopsylla simplex) and a mosquito (aedes triseriatus) was investigated for herpesvirus sylvilagus transmission among cottontail rabbits (sylvilagus floridanus). twelve groups of 12-50 fleas were fed on three viremic cottontails for 2-21 days before transfer to 12 susceptible rabbits. standard interrupted feeding trials employed five groups of 6-12 mosquitoes, two viremic donor cottontails anf five healthy recipients. no evidence of virus was detected fr ... | 1977 | 190425 |