Temperate conditions restrict Japanese encephalitis virus infection to the mid-gut and prevents systemic dissemination in Culex pipiens mosquitoes

Temperate conditions restrict Japanese encephalitis virus infection to the mid-gut and prevents systemic dissemination in Culex pipiens mosquitoes

Abstract Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, is the main cause of viral encephalitis in Asia. However, with changing climate JEV has the potential to emerge in novel temperate regions. Here, we have assessed the vector competence of the temperate mosquito Culex pipiens f....

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Main Authors: Arran J. Folly, Daniel Dorey-Robinson, Luis M. Hernández-Triana, Stuart Ackroyd, Beatriz Vidana, Fabian Z. X. Lean, Daniel Hicks, Alejandro Nuñez, Nicholas Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85411-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85411-2

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