Abstract：
BACKGROUND:To date there has been no evidence of mosquito-borne virus transmission of public health concern in the UK, despite the occurrence of more than 30 species of mosquito, including putative vectors of arboviruses. The saltmarsh mosquito Ochlerotatus detritus [syn. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) detritus] is locally common in parts of the UK where it can be a voracious feeder on people. METHODS:Here, we assess the competence of O. detritus for three major arboviruses: dengue virus (DENV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV) and West Nile virus (WNV) using adult mosquitoes reared from wild, field-obtained immatures. RESULTS:We demonstrate laboratory competence for WNV at 21 °C, with viral RNA detected in the mosquito's saliva 17 days after oral inoculation. By contrast, there was no evidence of laboratory competence of O. detritus for either DENV or CHIKV. CONCLUSIONS:To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate competence of a UK mosquito for WNV and confirms that O. detritus may present a potential risk for arbovirus transmission in the UK and that further investigation of its vector role in the wild is required.
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Parasit Vectorsjournal_title
Parasites & vectorsauthors
Blagrove MS,Sherlock K,Chapman GE,Impoinvil DE,McCall PJ,Medlock JM,Lycett G,Solomon T,Baylis Mdoi
10.1186/s13071-016-1739-3subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-08-15 00:00:00pages
452issn
1756-3305pii
10.1186/s13071-016-1739-3journal_volume
9pub_type
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