Abstract
The growth of dengue type 3 virus in 2 Indonesian colonies of Aedes aegypti (Surabaya strain) and Aedes albopictus (Malang strain) was studied in the oral infection system, compared with the growth of chikungunya virus in Aedes aegypti as a control. In all combinations of the virus and the host mosquito, maximum mean titers were as high as about 106 to 108 FFU per mosquito 8 to 12 days after infection. This result suggests that in addition to Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus is a possible important vector involved in dengue hemorrhagic fever epidemics in rural areas of Indonesia.
