Transmission of a Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex Alphavirus by Culex (Melanoconion) gnomatos (Diptera: Culicidae) in northeastern Peru.
Abstract: Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) complex alphaviruses are serious health threats in the Americas and regularly infect humans living in or near Amazonian rain forests. As part of a larger surveillance program, we placed six hamster-baited mosquito traps in a disturbed white sand forest of northeastern Peru for 3 d. Virus isolations from hamster serum and trapped mosquito pools demonstrated that a VEE subtype IIIC alphavirus was transmitted to a hamster by the mosquito Culex (Melanoconion) gnomatos Sallum, Hutchings & Ferreira. This species, like the other seven proven VEE complex alphavirus vectors, is a member of the Spissipes section of this subgenus. The composition of mosquitoes collected at the site over the sampling period was typical for the region.
Publication Date: 2005-06-21 PubMed ID: 15962794DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.3.404Google Scholar: Lookup
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- P.H.S.
- Alphavirus
- Animal Health
- Animal Science
- Animal Studies
- Diagnosis
- Disease Diagnosis
- Disease Outbreaks
- Disease Surveillance
- Disease Transmission
- Disease Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Equine Diseases
- Equine Health
- Horses
- Infectious Disease
- Mosquito-borne Diseases
- Public Health
- Vector-borne disease
- Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary Research
- Virus
Summary
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The research paper focuses on conducting a field surveillance on the transmission of Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) complex alphaviruses by the mosquito species Culex (Melanoconion) gnomatos in northeastern Peru. The study identifies this mosquito species as a transmitter of VEE subtype IIIC alphavirus.
Methodology
- The study was part of a larger surveillance program aimed at investigating the transmission of Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) complex alphaviruses in the Americas.
- Six hamster-baited mosquito traps were employed in a disturbed white sand forest of northeastern Peru for a period of 3 days.
Findings and Analysis
- The researchers isolated viruses from hamster serum and trapped mosquito pools. The findings demonstrated that VEE subtype IIIC alphavirus was transmitted to a hamster by the mosquito Culex (Melanoconion) gnomatos.
- This mosquito species, like the other seven proven VEE complex alphavirus vectors, belongs to the Spissipes section of this subgenus. In other words, the study confirmed that Culex (Melanoconion) gnomatos is a vector, or carrier, of VEE complex alphaviruses.
- The composition of the mosquitoes collected at the site during the sampling period was found to be typical for the region, providing further validity to the results of the study.
Significance
- Understanding the transmission of VEE complex alphaviruses is crucial because they pose serious health threats, particularly in the Americas where they often infect humans living in or around Amazonian rain forests.
- The study contributes to the knowledge of mosquito vector behavior and potential strategies for controlling the transmission of VEE complex alphaviruses.
Cite This Article
APA
Yanoviak SP, Aguilar PV, Lounibos LP, Weaver SC.
(2005).
Transmission of a Venezuelan equine encephalitis complex Alphavirus by Culex (Melanoconion) gnomatos (Diptera: Culicidae) in northeastern Peru.
J Med Entomol, 42(3), 404-408.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/42.3.404 Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0609, USA.
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Cricetinae
- Culex / virology
- Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine / classification
- Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine / isolation & purification
- Encephalomyelitis, Venezuelan Equine / transmission
- Insect Vectors / virology
- Mesocricetus / virology
- Peru
- Phylogeny
- Viremia / virology
Grant Funding
- AI049725 / NIAID NIH HHS
Citations
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