Laboratory evidence on the vector competence of European field-captured Culex theileri for circulating West Nile virus lineages 1 and 2

[Background] Culex theileri (Theobald, 1903) is distributed in Afrotropical, Paleartic, and Oriental regions. It is a mainly mammophilic floodwater mosquito that is involved in the transmission of West Nile virus (WNV, renamed as Orthoflavivirus nilense by the International Committee on Taxonomy of...

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Authors: Burgas Pau, Albert, Gardela, Jaume, Aranda, Carles, Verdún, Marta, Rivas, Raquel, Pujol, Nuria, Figuerola, Jordi, Busquets, Núria
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2025
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/392983
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/392983
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/105003088847
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Culex theileri
Arbovirus
Transmission
Vector competence
West Nile virus
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Summary:[Background] Culex theileri (Theobald, 1903) is distributed in Afrotropical, Paleartic, and Oriental regions. It is a mainly mammophilic floodwater mosquito that is involved in the transmission of West Nile virus (WNV, renamed as Orthoflavivirus nilense by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses [ICTV]) in Africa. This virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is kept in an enzootic cycle mainly between birds and mosquitoes of the Culex genus. Occasionally, it affects mammals including humans and equines causing encephalopathies. The main purpose of the present study was to evaluate the vector competence of a European field-captured Cx. theileri population for circulating WNV lineages (1 and 2).

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