scholarly journals Theoretical Formulation for Mosquito Host-Feeding Patterns: Application to a West Nile Virus Focus of Southern France

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1076-1090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Balenghien ◽  
Florence Fouque ◽  
Philippe Sabatier ◽  
Dominique J. Bicout
Author(s):  
Georgiana Victorița Tiron ◽  
Ioana Georgeta Stancu ◽  
Sorin Dinu ◽  
Florian Liviu Prioteasa ◽  
Elena Fălcuță ◽  
...  

Viruses ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandru Tomazatos ◽  
Stephanie Jansen ◽  
Stefan Pfister ◽  
Edina Török ◽  
Iulia Maranda ◽  
...  

The ecology of West Nile virus (WNV) in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve (Romania) was investigated by combining studies on the virus genetics, phylogeography, xenosurveillance and host-feeding patterns of mosquitoes. Between 2014 and 2016, 655,667 unfed and 3842 engorged mosquito females were collected from four sampling sites. Blood-fed mosquitoes were negative for WNV-RNA, but two pools of unfed Culex pipiens s.l./torrentium collected in 2014 were tested positive. Our results suggest that Romania experienced at least two separate WNV lineage 2 introductions: from Africa into Danube Delta and from Greece into south-eastern Romania in the 1990s and early 2000s, respectively. The genetic diversity of WNV in Romania is primarily shaped by in situ evolution. WNV-specific antibodies were detected for 19 blood-meals from dogs and horses, but not from birds or humans. The hosts of mosquitoes were dominated by non-human mammals (19 species), followed by human and birds (23 species). Thereby, the catholic host-feeding pattern of Culex pipiens s.l./torrentium with a relatively high proportion of birds indicates the species’ importance as a potential bridge vector. The low virus prevalence in combination with WNV-specific antibodies indicate continuous, but low activity of WNV in the Danube Delta during the study period.


2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 468-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goudarz Molaei ◽  
Theodore G. Andreadis ◽  
Philip M. Armstrong ◽  
John F. Anderson ◽  
Charles R. Vossbrinck

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles S. Apperson ◽  
Hassan K. Hassan ◽  
Bruce A. Harrison ◽  
Harry M. Savage ◽  
Stephen E. Aspen ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Jourdain ◽  
Y. Toussaint ◽  
A. Leblond ◽  
D.J. Bicout ◽  
P. Sabatier ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 447-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M. Egizi ◽  
Ary Farajollahi ◽  
Dina M. Fonseca

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 610-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Vittecoq ◽  
Sylvie Lecollinet ◽  
Elsa Jourdain ◽  
Frédéric Thomas ◽  
Thomas Blanchon ◽  
...  

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