High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Many RNA viruses have recently emerged, threatening humans and causing harm to animals and plants. Bunyaviruses represent one of the largest groups of RNA viruses and are able to infect a wide range of hosts (invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants). Recently, new insect-specific viruses have been is...
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| author | Mário Sérgio Ribeiro Tania Ayllón Viviana Malirat Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara Cristina Maria Giordano Dias Guilherme Louzada Davis Fernandes-Ferreira Roberto de Andrade Medronho Renata Campos Acevedo |
| author_facet | Mário Sérgio Ribeiro Tania Ayllón Viviana Malirat Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara Cristina Maria Giordano Dias Guilherme Louzada Davis Fernandes-Ferreira Roberto de Andrade Medronho Renata Campos Acevedo |
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| description | Many RNA viruses have recently emerged, threatening humans and causing harm to animals and plants. Bunyaviruses represent one of the largest groups of RNA viruses and are able to infect a wide range of hosts (invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants). Recently, new insect-specific viruses have been isolated from mosquitoes and phlebotomine sandflies worldwide. Little is known regarding the impact of these viruses on the vector life cycles and the stages of oviposition, breeding, blood feeding, and the mosquito’s lifespan. This study describes, for the first time in South America, the detection and characterization of a recently discovered bunyavirus corresponding to the Wutai mosquito phasivirus, confirming its high prevalence in the <i>Culex</i> spp. and <i>Aedes</i> spp. mosquitoes collected in the urban environment of Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. The knowledge of the mosquito’s insect-specific virus infection can improve virus evolution studies and may contribute to the understanding of intrinsic factors that influence vector competence to transmit pathogenic viruses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-494d0563a8cf4b3baaef59870796eef32022-12-21T21:56:37ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502019-05-0110513510.3390/insects10050135insects10050135High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMário Sérgio Ribeiro0Tania Ayllón1Viviana Malirat2Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara3Cristina Maria Giordano Dias4Guilherme Louzada5Davis Fernandes-Ferreira6Roberto de Andrade Medronho7Renata Campos Acevedo8Institute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Rio de Janeiro 21941-970, BrazilAcute Febrile Diseases Laboratory, Evandro Chagas National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fiocruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, BrazilAnimal Virology Center, CONICET-SENASA, Saladillo 2468, Buenos Aires 1440, ArgentinaNúcleo Operacional Sentinela de Mosquitos Vetores, Fiocruz, Av. Brasil 4365, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, BrazilEpidemiological and Environmental Surveillance, State Health Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro, R. México, 128, Rio de Janeiro 20031-142, BrazilInstitute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Rio de Janeiro 21941-970, BrazilInstitute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Rio de Janeiro 21941-970, BrazilInstitute of Collective Health Studies, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Horacio Macedo, S/N, Rio de Janeiro 21941-598, BrazilInstitute of Microbiology Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Rio de Janeiro 21941-970, BrazilMany RNA viruses have recently emerged, threatening humans and causing harm to animals and plants. Bunyaviruses represent one of the largest groups of RNA viruses and are able to infect a wide range of hosts (invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants). Recently, new insect-specific viruses have been isolated from mosquitoes and phlebotomine sandflies worldwide. Little is known regarding the impact of these viruses on the vector life cycles and the stages of oviposition, breeding, blood feeding, and the mosquito’s lifespan. This study describes, for the first time in South America, the detection and characterization of a recently discovered bunyavirus corresponding to the Wutai mosquito phasivirus, confirming its high prevalence in the <i>Culex</i> spp. and <i>Aedes</i> spp. mosquitoes collected in the urban environment of Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. The knowledge of the mosquito’s insect-specific virus infection can improve virus evolution studies and may contribute to the understanding of intrinsic factors that influence vector competence to transmit pathogenic viruses.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/5/135insect-specific virusesBunyavirus<i>Phasivirus</i><i>Wutai</i> virusentomological surveillance |
| spellingShingle | Mário Sérgio Ribeiro Tania Ayllón Viviana Malirat Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara Cristina Maria Giordano Dias Guilherme Louzada Davis Fernandes-Ferreira Roberto de Andrade Medronho Renata Campos Acevedo High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Insects insect-specific viruses Bunyavirus <i>Phasivirus</i> <i>Wutai</i> virus entomological surveillance |
| title | High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_full | High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_short | High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| title_sort | high prevalence of a newly discovered wutai mosquito phasivirus in mosquitoes from rio de janeiro brazil |
| topic | insect-specific viruses Bunyavirus <i>Phasivirus</i> <i>Wutai</i> virus entomological surveillance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/5/135 |
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