A metagenomics survey of viral diversity in mosquito vectors allows the first detection of Sindbis virus in Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: Arboviruses (i.e., Arthropod-borne viruses) pose a threat to human health worldwide. This taxonomically-diverse group includes numerous viruses that recurrently spread into new regions. Therefore, periodic surveys of the arboviral diversity in a given region can help optimize the diagnosis of arboviral infections. However, such surveys are infrequent, especially in low-income countries. Consequently, case investigation is often limited to a fraction of the arboviral diversity. This situation is likely to result in undiagnosed cases. Here, we investigated the diversity of mosquito-borne arboviruses in two regions of Burkina Faso. To this end, we used untargeted metagenomics to screen mosquitoes collected over three years in six urban and rural areas. The analysis focused on two mosquito spe

SUBMITTER: Kabore DPA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12161561 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature