Fly larvae and pupae as vectors for scrapie.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We analysed experimental transmissibility of the scrapie agent by natural vectors. A fly, Sacrophaga carnaria, fed with brains of scrapie-infected hamsters in different developmental stages caused scrapie in hamsters after they ate fly extracts.
Medical subject headings
- Diptera
- Insect Vectors
- Scrapie