Survey of West Nile and Banzi Viruses in Mosquitoes, South Africa, 2011–2018

Survey of West Nile and Banzi Viruses in Mosquitoes, South Africa, 2011–2018

We collected >40,000 mosquitoes from 5 provinces in South Africa during 2011–2018 and screened for zoonotic flaviviruses. We detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes from conservation and periurban sites and potential new mosquito vectors; Banzi virus was rare. Our results suggest flavivirus trans...

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Main Authors: Caitlin MacIntyre, Milehna Mara Guarido, Megan Amy Riddin, Todd Johnson, Leo Braack, Maarten Scharama, Erin Gorsich, Antonio Paulo Gouveia Almeida, Marietjie Venter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
flavivirus
West Nile virus
Banzi virus
Culex
Culicidae
disease vectors
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/1/22-0036_article

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