Viral metagenomics reveals the presence of novel Zika virus variants in Aedes mosquitoes from Barbados.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic of 2015/2016 spread throughout numerous countries. It emerged in mainland Latin America and spread to neighboring islands, including the Caribbean island of Barbados. Recent studies have indicated that the virus must have already been circulating in local mosquito populations in Brazil for almost 2 years before it was identified by the World Health Organization in 2015. Metagenomic detection assays have the potential to detect emerging pathogens without prior knowledge of their genomic nucleic acid sequence. Yet their applicability as vector surveillance tools has been widely limited by the complexity of DNA populations from field-collected mosquito preparations. The aim of this study was to investigate local vector biology and characterize

SUBMITTER: Thannesberger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244189 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature