ISOLATIONS OF WEST NILE AND BAGAZA VIRUSES FROM MOSQUITOS (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE) IN CENTRAL SENEGAL (FERLO)

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作者
TRAORELAMIZANA, M [1 ]
ZELLER, HG [1 ]
MONDO, M [1 ]
HERVY, JP [1 ]
ADAM, F [1 ]
DIGOUTTE, JP [1 ]
机构
[1] INST PASTEUR,ARBOVIRUS LAB,DAKAR,SENEGAL
关键词
CULICIDAE; WEST-NILE VIRUS; BAGAZA VIRUS;
D O I
10.1093/jmedent/31.6.934
中图分类号
Q96 [昆虫学];
学科分类号
摘要
During October-November 1990, 31,497 mosquitoes consisting of 25 different species were collected in Barkedji, Ferlo area (Senegal), and tested for virus infection. Viruses were isolated from 55 of 407 pools. Eighteen pools were found positive for both Bagaza virus (BGA) and West Nile virus (WN). One alphavirus (Babanki [BBK] and 72 flaviviruses (19 BGA, 53 WN) were isolated from Culex poicilipes Theobald (29 WN, 8 BGA), C. neavei Theobald (3 WN, 1 BGA), Mimomyia hispida Theobald (8 WN, 6 BGA, and 1 BBK), M. lacustris Edwards (4 WN, 1 BGA), M. splendens Theobald (6 WN, 2 BGA), Mimomyia. spp. (2 WN), and Aedomyia africana Neveu-Lemaire (1 WN). These were the first isolations of arboviruses from A. africana and Mimomyima species. C. poicilipes and possibly Mimomyia spp. may be involved in an avian-mosquito cycle of West Nile virus transmission in Senegal.
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