First Detection of West Nile Virus (WNV) Lineage 2 in Mosquitoes in the Republic of Kosovo.

ABSTRACT: West Nile virus (WNV, family Flaviviridae) is the most geographically widespread arbovirus affecting humans. It circulates between wild birds and mosquitoes, while humans and horses are dead-end hosts. In recent years, several outbreaks have been reported from European countries, including the Balkan Peninsula. In the Republic of Kosovo, a southern Balkan country, data on WNV are scarce, and neither mosquito monitoring nor WNV surveillance is established. To address this gap, we aimed to assess a first monitoring approach that should set the basis and support future large-scale activities in the country. Mosquito sampling was performed from May to September 2022 in a peri-urban area in the western part of the capital city Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo. Collected mosquitoes were pool

SUBMITTER: Hoxha I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12213049 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature