Current Arboviral Threats and Their Potential Vectors in Thailand
Arthropod-borne viral diseases (arboviruses) are a public-health concern in many regions of the world, including Thailand. This review describes the potential vectors and important human and/or veterinary arboviruses in Thailand. The medically important arboviruses affect humans, while veterinary ar...
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| description | Arthropod-borne viral diseases (arboviruses) are a public-health concern in many regions of the world, including Thailand. This review describes the potential vectors and important human and/or veterinary arboviruses in Thailand. The medically important arboviruses affect humans, while veterinary arboviruses affect livestock and the economy. The main vectors described are mosquitoes, but other arthropods have been reported. Important mosquito-borne arboviruses are transmitted mainly by members of the genus <i>Aedes</i> (e.g., dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus) and <i>Culex</i> (e.g., Japanese encephalitis, Tembusu and West Nile virus). While mosquitoes are important vectors, arboviruses are transmitted via other vectors, such as sand flies, ticks, cimicids (Family <i>Cimicidae</i>) and <i>Culicoides</i>. Veterinary arboviruses are reported in this review, e.g., duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), Kaeng Khoi virus (KKV), and African horse sickness virus (AHSV). During arbovirus outbreaks, to target control interventions appropriately, it is critical to identify the vector(s) involved and their ecology. Knowledge of the prevalence of these viruses, and the potential for viral infections to co-circulate in mosquitoes, is also important for outbreak prediction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c197c4d87374bc89f3aa8b2de2a28e32023-12-03T13:44:05ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172021-01-011018010.3390/pathogens10010080Current Arboviral Threats and Their Potential Vectors in ThailandChadchalerm Raksakoon0Rutcharin Potiwat1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, ThailandDepartment of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, ThailandArthropod-borne viral diseases (arboviruses) are a public-health concern in many regions of the world, including Thailand. This review describes the potential vectors and important human and/or veterinary arboviruses in Thailand. The medically important arboviruses affect humans, while veterinary arboviruses affect livestock and the economy. The main vectors described are mosquitoes, but other arthropods have been reported. Important mosquito-borne arboviruses are transmitted mainly by members of the genus <i>Aedes</i> (e.g., dengue, chikungunya, and Zika virus) and <i>Culex</i> (e.g., Japanese encephalitis, Tembusu and West Nile virus). While mosquitoes are important vectors, arboviruses are transmitted via other vectors, such as sand flies, ticks, cimicids (Family <i>Cimicidae</i>) and <i>Culicoides</i>. Veterinary arboviruses are reported in this review, e.g., duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV), Kaeng Khoi virus (KKV), and African horse sickness virus (AHSV). During arbovirus outbreaks, to target control interventions appropriately, it is critical to identify the vector(s) involved and their ecology. Knowledge of the prevalence of these viruses, and the potential for viral infections to co-circulate in mosquitoes, is also important for outbreak prediction.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/1/80emerging infectious diseasesarbovirusesvector<i>Aedes</i> spp.veterinary |
| spellingShingle | Chadchalerm Raksakoon Rutcharin Potiwat Current Arboviral Threats and Their Potential Vectors in Thailand Pathogens emerging infectious diseases arboviruses vector <i>Aedes</i> spp. veterinary |
| title | Current Arboviral Threats and Their Potential Vectors in Thailand |
| title_full | Current Arboviral Threats and Their Potential Vectors in Thailand |
| title_fullStr | Current Arboviral Threats and Their Potential Vectors in Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current Arboviral Threats and Their Potential Vectors in Thailand |
| title_short | Current Arboviral Threats and Their Potential Vectors in Thailand |
| title_sort | current arboviral threats and their potential vectors in thailand |
| topic | emerging infectious diseases arboviruses vector <i>Aedes</i> spp. veterinary |
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