Autor(es): Kramer Laura D, Chin Pam, Cane Rachel P, Kauffman Elizabeth B, Mackereth Graham

Resumo: New Zeal- (NZ) historically has been free of arboviral activity with the exception of Whataroa virus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus), which is established in bird populations - is transmitted by local mosquitoes. This naive situation is threatened by global warming, invasive mosquitoes, - tourism. To determine the threat of selected medically important arboviruses to NZ, vector competence assays were conducted using field collected endemic - introduced mosquito species. Four alphaviruses (Togaviridae): Barmah Forest virus, Chikungunya virus, Ross River virus, - Sindbis virus, - five flaviviruses (Flaviviridae): Dengue virus 2, Japanese encephalitis virus, Murray Valley encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, - Yellow fever virus were evaluated. Results indicate some NZ mosquito species are highly competent vectors of selected arboviruses, particularly alphaviruses, - may pose a threat were one of these arboviruses introduced at a time when the vector was prevalent - the climatic conditions favorable for virus transmission.

Imprenta: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 85, n. 1, p. 182-189, 2011

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0078

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Arbovirus ; Chikungunya virus - Flaviviridae ; Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2011

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