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- Title
Assessment of hepatitis B virus DNA and hepatitis C virus RNA in the common bedbug (Cimex lectularius L.) and kissing bug (Rodnius prolixus).
- Authors
Silverman, A L; Qu, L H; Blow, J; Zitron, I M; Gordon, S C; Walker, E D
- Abstract
Historical clinical studies suggest the potential for insect-borne transmission of human hepatitis viruses. Studies of hepatitis B virus (HBV) persistence in insects were performed before the advent of molecular techniques, and studies to assess possible insect-borne transmission of hepatitis viruses have not yet been performed. The aim of this study was to determine, using molecular techniques, whether HBV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) persist in and are excreted in the feces of the bedbug Cimex lectularius L. and kissing bug Rodnius prolixus after an infectious meal.
- Publication
The American journal of gastroenterology, 2001, Vol 96, Issue 7, p2194
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.03955.x