Observations With the Electron Microscope of Myxoma Virus on Mosquito Mouthparts

Abstract

The stylets of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which have fed on rabbits infected with myxomat,osis have been examinod with the electron microscope. Virus particles were observed adhering to the mouthpa.rts. The means of attachment, the totol number of particles, and the distribution along the stylets are discussed.