Arbovirus surveillance on the Mexico-USA border: West Nile virus identification in various species of field mosquitoes.
Trop Med Int Health
; 28(5): 401-408, 2023 05.
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| ID: mdl-37042224
West Nile virus (WNV) has been documented in human and/or mosquito samples near the border with Mexico in El Paso, Texas, and Doña Ana County, New Mexico. However, on the Mexican side of the border, particularly in the State of Chihuahua, no such cases of WNV-infected mosquitoes have been documented. We tested 367 mosquitoes of four species (Culex quinquefasciatus, Cx. tarsalis, Aedes aegypti, and Aedes (Ochlerotatus) epactius) and found a high rate of WNV-positivity, including the first record of Ae. (Ochlerotatus) epactius infection with WNV. These results call for intensifying WNV surveillance efforts on the border between the United States and Mexico, with particular emphasis on vector control and monitoring of the species included in this study.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Arbovirus
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Fiebre del Nilo Occidental
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Virus del Nilo Occidental
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Aedes
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Culex
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Med Int Health
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
México
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido