A Mathematic Model That Describes Modes of MdSGHV Transmission within House Fly Populations

In this paper it is proposed that one potential component by which the Musca domestica salivary gland hypertrophy virus (MdSGHV) infects individual flies is through cuticular damage. Breaks in the cuticle allow entry of the virus into the hemocoel causing the infection. Male flies typically have a h...

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Main Authors: Celeste R. Vallejo, Jo Ann Lee, James E. Keesling, Christopher J. Geden, Verena-Ulrike Lietze, Drion G. Boucias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-11-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/4/4/683