Doube, B.M.Gainaru, M.D.Bengis, Roy G.Bigalke, R.D.2014-10-102014-10-1020141988Thomson, GR, Doube, BM, Braak, LEO, Gainaru, MD & Bengis, RG 1988, 'Failure of Haematobia thirouxi potans (Bezzi) to transmit foot-and-mouth disease virus mechanically between viraemic and susceptible cattle', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 121-122.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42332The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.In 2 separate experiments the blood-feeding fly Haematobia thirouxi potans (Bezzi) failed to transmit foot and- mouth disease virus when transferred from viraemic (log 2,6 - log 4,3 MLD₅₀ or TCID₅₀/ml) to susceptible cattle. Each experiment involved 2 susceptible and 2 viraemic animals housed in separate stables and 2000 - 4000 flies of which most had fed on viraemic hosts 120 min prior to transfer. Furthermore, only minimal quantities of virus were isolated from free-living flies captured on experimentally infected buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the acute stages of infection.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineHaematobia thirouxi potansCattleFoot-and-mouth diseaseVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle