Detection of sequences from a potentially novel strain of cell fusing agent virus in Mexican Stegomyia (Aedes) aegypti mosquitoes
Autor(es): Espinoza-Gomez, Francisco; Lopez-Lemus, Alejandro U.; Rodriguez-Sanchez, Iram P.; Martinez-Fierro, Margarita L.; Newton-Sanchez, Oscar A.; Chavez-Flores, Edgar; Delgado-Enciso, Ivan
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.
Palavras-Chave: Virology; Agents; Viruses; Archives; Strains; Aquatic insects; Disease transmission; Public health; Dengue; Fv; Aedes aegypti; Culicidae; Cell fusing agent virus
Imprenta: Archives of Virology, v. 156, n. 7, p. 1263-1267, 2011.
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Cell ; Aedes aegypti - Virus ; Aedes aegypti - Transmission ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Public health
Data de publicação: 2011
