First Detection of Mukawa Virus in Ixodes persulcatus and Haemaphysalis concinna in China.

ABSTRACT: Mukawa virus (MKWV), a novel tick-borne virus (TBV) of the genus Phlebovirus of family Phenuiviridae, has been firstly reported in Ixodes persulcatus in Japan. In this study, we made an epidemiological investigation in China to obtain the geographic distribution and genetic features of this virus outside Japan. We screened 1,815 adult ticks (665 I. persulcatus, 336 Dermacentor silvarum, 599 Haemaphysalis longicornis, 170 Rhipicephalus microplus, 45 Haemaphysalis concinna) and 805 wild small mammals collected from eight provinces. The positive rate of 6.77% (45/665, including 18 female and 27 male I. persulcatus) and 2.22% (1/45, 1 male H. concinna) were obtained from I. persulcatus and H. concinna in Heilon

SUBMITTER: Wang YN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8930188 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature