Detection of sequences from a potentially novel strain of cell fusing agent virus in Mexican Stegomyia (Aedes) aegypti mosquitoes
Autor(es): Espinoza-Gómez, Francisco; López-lemus, Alejandro U; Rodriguez-Sanchez, Irám P; Martinez-Fierro, Margarita L; Newton-Sánchez, Oscar A; Chávez-Flores, Edgar; Delgado-Enciso, Iván
Resumo: Flaviviruses (FVs) are a very heterogeneous group of viruses that includes viruses capable of infecting insects and/or vertebrates. Different human-disease-causing FVs are disseminated by mosquitoes, and therefore, the search for FV in these insects has recently been proposed in order to evaluate their potential transmission in a given community. An entomological survey was carried out in Colima (the hyperendemic dengue fever transmission zone in Mexico) to collect culicidae in urban and wild areas. No human-pathogenic FVs were found, but sequences related to a potentially novel strain of cell fusing agent virus (CFAV) were detected in Stegomyia (Aedes) aegypti mosquitoes.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Palavras-Chave: Animals, Culicidae - Virology, Female, Flavivirus - Classification, Flavivirus - Genetics, Male, Mexico, Molecular sequence data, Phylogeny
Imprenta: Archives of Virology, v. 156, n. 7, p. 1263-1267, 2011.
Descritores: Zika virus - Arbovirus ; Zika virus - Cell ; Zika virus - Flaviviridae ; Zika virus - Pathogenesis ; Zika virus - DNA ; Zika virus - RNA ; Zika virus - Biochemistry ; Zika virus - Proteins ; Zika virus - Molecular methods ; Zika virus - PCR detection ; Zika virus - RNA virus ; Zika virus - RT-PCR ; Zika virus - Molecular screening ; Zika virus - Transmission ; Zika virus - Epidemiology ; Zika virus - Head size ; Zika virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2011
