American Aedes japonicus japonicus, Culex pipiens pipiens, and Culex restuans mosquitoes have limited transmission capacity for a recent isolate of Usutu virus.
Aedes japonicus japonicus
Culex pipiens pipiens
Culex restuans
TM-Netherlands
United States
Usutu virus
Vector competence
Journal
Virology
ISSN: 1096-0341
Titre abrégé: Virology
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0110674
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2021
03 2021
Historique:
received:
14
02
2020
revised:
30
12
2020
accepted:
30
12
2020
pubmed:
18
1
2021
medline:
31
12
2021
entrez:
17
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Usutu virus (USUV; Flavivirus) has caused massive die-offs in birds across Europe since the 1950s. Although rare, severe neurologic disease in humans has been reported. USUV is genetically related to West Nile virus (WNV) and shares an ecological niche, suggesting it could spread from Europe to the Americas. USUV's risk of transmission within the United States is currently unknown. To this end, we exposed field-caught Aedes japonicus, Culex pipiens pipiens, and Culex restuans-competent vectors for WNV-to a recent European isolate of USUV. While infection rates for each species varied from 7%-21%, no dissemination or transmission was observed. These results differed from a 2018 report by Cook and colleagues, who found high dissemination rates and evidence of transmission potential using a different USUV strain, U.S. mosquito populations, temperature, and extrinsic incubation period. Future studies should evaluate the impact of these experimental conditions on USUV transmission by North American mosquitoes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33454558
pii: S0042-6822(20)30271-3
doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2020.12.023
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
64-70Informations de copyright
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