Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses
Abstract Background Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 is a species of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) native to central Europe. Recently a novel lineage of the West Nile virus (WNV-lineage 4c) was identified in pools of adult female Ur. unguiculata. To increase the body of knowledge about this spe...
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| author | Jeremy V. Camp Tamás Bakonyi Zoltán Soltész Thomas Zechmeister Norbert Nowotny |
| author_facet | Jeremy V. Camp Tamás Bakonyi Zoltán Soltész Thomas Zechmeister Norbert Nowotny |
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| description | Abstract Background Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 is a species of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) native to central Europe. Recently a novel lineage of the West Nile virus (WNV-lineage 4c) was identified in pools of adult female Ur. unguiculata. To increase the body of knowledge about this species, various trapping methods were evaluated to determine the most efficient method for capturing adult female Ur. unguiculata. Results Sound traps collected equivalent numbers of female Ur. unguiculata as low-hanging light-baited downdraft traps. Hosts were identified as Pelophylax lessonae and P. ridibunda (Anura: Ranidae) species group frogs from the blood found in engorged females. In addition to confirming infection by WNV-lin. 4c, a potentially integrated flavivirus sequence was detected in male mosquitoes. A novel Alphamesonivirus 1 (Nidovirales: Mesoniviridae) was found to be widespread in the Ur. unguiculata population and is herein described. Conclusions Efficient collection methods for Ur. unguiculata for arbovirus surveillance reflect mosquito questing behavior. Uranotaenia unguiculata targets frog species which call from the water, and it is likely that the novel WNV-lin. 4c is maintained in a frog-mosquito transmission cycle. The improved trapping methods listed here will assist future studies of the vector status of Ur. unguiculata for WNV and other arboviruses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-256bbc9ca8124a7abb5fadc78fdc44152022-12-21T19:09:22ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052018-08-0111111010.1186/s13071-018-3030-2Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple virusesJeremy V. Camp0Tamás Bakonyi1Zoltán Soltész2Thomas Zechmeister3Norbert Nowotny4Viral Zoonoses, Emerging and Vector-Borne Infections Group, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary MedicineViral Zoonoses, Emerging and Vector-Borne Infections Group, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary MedicineLendület Ecosystem Services Research Group, MTA Centre for Ecological ResearchBiological Station Lake NeusiedlViral Zoonoses, Emerging and Vector-Borne Infections Group, Institute of Virology, University of Veterinary MedicineAbstract Background Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 is a species of mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) native to central Europe. Recently a novel lineage of the West Nile virus (WNV-lineage 4c) was identified in pools of adult female Ur. unguiculata. To increase the body of knowledge about this species, various trapping methods were evaluated to determine the most efficient method for capturing adult female Ur. unguiculata. Results Sound traps collected equivalent numbers of female Ur. unguiculata as low-hanging light-baited downdraft traps. Hosts were identified as Pelophylax lessonae and P. ridibunda (Anura: Ranidae) species group frogs from the blood found in engorged females. In addition to confirming infection by WNV-lin. 4c, a potentially integrated flavivirus sequence was detected in male mosquitoes. A novel Alphamesonivirus 1 (Nidovirales: Mesoniviridae) was found to be widespread in the Ur. unguiculata population and is herein described. Conclusions Efficient collection methods for Ur. unguiculata for arbovirus surveillance reflect mosquito questing behavior. Uranotaenia unguiculata targets frog species which call from the water, and it is likely that the novel WNV-lin. 4c is maintained in a frog-mosquito transmission cycle. The improved trapping methods listed here will assist future studies of the vector status of Ur. unguiculata for WNV and other arboviruses.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3030-2PelophylaxSound attractionWest Nile virusAlphamesonivirusMosquito ecologyEctothermic hosts |
| spellingShingle | Jeremy V. Camp Tamás Bakonyi Zoltán Soltész Thomas Zechmeister Norbert Nowotny Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses Parasites & Vectors Pelophylax Sound attraction West Nile virus Alphamesonivirus Mosquito ecology Ectothermic hosts |
| title | Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses |
| title_full | Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses |
| title_fullStr | Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses |
| title_short | Uranotaenia unguiculata Edwards, 1913 are attracted to sound, feed on amphibians, and are infected with multiple viruses |
| title_sort | uranotaenia unguiculata edwards 1913 are attracted to sound feed on amphibians and are infected with multiple viruses |
| topic | Pelophylax Sound attraction West Nile virus Alphamesonivirus Mosquito ecology Ectothermic hosts |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-3030-2 |
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