Distribution of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus in gamasid mites and chigger mites.
- Author:
Yun ZHANG
1
;
Jin ZHU
;
Xiaozhao DENG
;
Guanghua WU
;
Jiaju ZHANG
;
Yanping ZHOU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Animals; Digestive System; virology; Female; Hantaan virus; genetics; growth & development; In Situ Hybridization; methods; Male; Mites; virology; Nymph; virology; Ovary; virology; RNA, Viral; genetics; metabolism; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; methods
- From: Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2002;36(4):232-234
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the distribution of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus (HFRSV) in mites.
METHODSIn situ reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (IS RT-PCR) was used for detecting the distribution of HFRSV in mites.
RESULTSHFRSV RNA was mainly located in ovary and mid-gut tissues of gamasid mites and chigger mites. The positive signal intensity in the third and fourth generations of gamasid mite was stronger than that in the first and second generations, and that in nymph of chigger mite more than larva.
CONCLUSIONBoth chigger mite and gamasid mite could play an important role in the transmission of HFRSV.
