Molecular detection of human-derived Jingmenvirus in multiple mosquito species from Yaounde, Cameroon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tick-borne Jingmenviruses are becoming an increasing arbovirus concern due to the rising number of reported infections in humans and animals, as well as their wide geographic distribution. The involvement of other hematophagous arthropods as vectors of Jingmenviruses is still unknown.

Methods

Mosquitoes were sampled in two different biotopes in Cameroon (Yaoundé and Garoua) during the rainy and dry seasons in 2022 and 2023. Metatranscriptomics Next Generation Sequencing was conducted using Illumina technology. Viral sequences detection revealed the presence of several contigs with high sequence identity to a human-derived Jingmenvirus (HdJV) previously discovered in plasma from an individual from Yaoundé, Cameroon. A draft viral genome was constituted for each Jin

SUBMITTER: Capai L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723927 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature