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VIRUSES-BASEL
卷 12, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v12050561
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West Nile virus; vector competence; transmission; arbovirus; Culex pipiens; Aedes albopictus
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- German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) through the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE) [2819113919, 2818SE001]
West Nile virus (WNV) is a widespread zoonotic arbovirus and a threat to public health in Germany since its first emergence in 2018. It has become of particular relevance in Germany in 2019 due to its rapid geographical spread and the detection of the first human clinical cases. The susceptibility of indigenous Culex pipiens (biotypes pipiens and molestus) for a German WNV lineage 2 strain was experimentally compared to that of Serbian Cx. pipiens biotype molestus and invasive German Aedes albopictus. All tested populations proved to be competent laboratory vectors of WNV. Culex pipiens biotype pipiens displayed the highest transmission efficiencies (40.0%-52.9%) at 25 degrees C. This biotype was also able to transmit WNV at 18 degrees C (transmission efficiencies of 4.4%-8.3%), proving that temperate climates in Central and Northern Europe may support WNV circulation. Furthermore, due to their feeding behaviors, Cx. pipiens biotype molestus and Ae. albopictus can act as bridge vectors, leading to human WNV infections.
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