Figure 3

JEV infection of posterior midgut epithelial cells in the C. pipiens. Microscopic features of a blood-fed female mosquitoes. Head (H), thorax (T), abdomen (Ab). Region of interest outlined (rectangle). Scale bar: 500 µm (a). Brown intracytoplasmic immunolabelling in the posterior midgut of apical ciliated cells (arrow) and basal epithelial cells (arrowhead) Lumen of the midgut (L). Scale bar: 20 µm (b).