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PATHOGENS
卷 12, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12060849
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fluctuating temperature; infection rate; dissemination rate; transmission rate; transmission efficiency; arbovirus
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The study investigated the impact of a second blood meal on the vector competence of CHIKV-infected Ae. albopictus from southern Switzerland. Results showed that there was no increase in dissemination rates among mosquitoes fed a second time, but re-fed females exhibited higher transmission efficiency under fluctuating temperatures. This confirms the vector competence of Ae. albopictus for CHIKV in southern Switzerland.
The continuous expansion of Aedes albopictus in Europe and the increases in autochthonous arboviruses transmissions in the region urge a better understanding of the virus transmission dynamic. Recent work described enhanced chikungunya virus (CHIKV) dissemination in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes exposed to a virus-free blood meal three days after their infection with CHIKV. Our study investigated the impact of a second blood meal on the vector competence of Ae. albopictus from southern Switzerland infected with CHIKV. Seven-day-old Ae. albopictus females were exposed to CHIKV-spiked blood and incubated at constant (27 & DEG;C) and fluctuating (14-28 & DEG;C) temperatures. Four days post-infection (dpi), some of these females were re-fed with a non-infectious blood meal. Virus infectivity, dissemination, transmission rate, and efficiency were investigated at seven and ten dpi. No enhanced dissemination rate was observed among females fed a second time; however, re-fed females have shown higher transmission efficiency than those fed only once after seven days post-infection and incubated under a fluctuating temperature regime. Vector competence for CHIKV was confirmed in Ae. albopictus from southern Switzerland. We did not observe an increase in dissemination rates among mosquitoes fed a second time (second blood meal), regardless of the temperature regime.
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