Arbovirus surveillance on the Mexico-USA border: West Nile virus identification in various species of field mosquitoes.
Trop Med Int Health
; 28(5): 401-408, 2023 05.
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| ID: mdl-37042224
ABSTRACT
West Nile virus (WNV) has been documented in human and/or mosquito samples near the border with Mexico in El Paso, Texas, and Doña Ana County, New Mexico. However, on the Mexican side of the border, particularly in the State of Chihuahua, no such cases of WNV-infected mosquitoes have been documented. We tested 367 mosquitoes of four species (Culex quinquefasciatus, Cx. tarsalis, Aedes aegypti, and Aedes (Ochlerotatus) epactius) and found a high rate of WNV-positivity, including the first record of Ae. (Ochlerotatus) epactius infection with WNV. These results call for intensifying WNV surveillance efforts on the border between the United States and Mexico, with particular emphasis on vector control and monitoring of the species included in this study.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
3_ND
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4_TD
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Arbovírus
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Febre do Nilo Ocidental
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Vírus do Nilo Ocidental
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Aedes
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Culex
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Med Int Health
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Article