Report of natural Mayaro virus infection in Mansonia humeralis (Dyar & Knab, Diptera: Culicidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Arboviruses are a group of viruses transmitted to vertebrate hosts by certain blood-feeding arthropods. Among urban vectors of arboviruses, mosquitoes of the genus Aedes are the most common. However, other mosquitoes may be susceptible to infection and involved in the transmission, such as Mansonia spp. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether Mansonia humeralis can be infected with the Mayaro virus (MAYV).

Methods

These insects were collected from 2018 to 2020 in chicken coops of rural communities in Jaci Paraná in Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil, while performing blood-feeding on roosters. The mosquitoes were randomly grouped in pools from which the head and thorax were macerated and checked for the presence of MAYV by quantitative reverse transcription

SUBMITTER: De Sousa FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10124708 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature