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Table 3 Summary of RRV RNA detection in saliva and bodies of Oc. detritus

From: Laboratory transmission potential of British mosquitoes for equine arboviruses

Temperature (°C)

Timepoint (days)

Total no. of surviving mosquitoes

No. with detectable viral RNA in body

No. with detectable viral RNA in saliva

% with detectable viral RNA in body

% with detectable viral RNA in saliva

21

7

33

23

9

69.7

27.3

14

30

25

11

83.3

36.7

21

30

2

0

6.7

0

28

20

1

0

5.0

0

35

10

0

0

0

0

24

7

22

16

11

72.7

50.0

14

30

4

0

13.3

0

21

30

0

0

0

0

28

12

0

0

0

0

35

15

0

0

0

0