Survey of West Nile and Banzi viruses in mosquitoes, South Africa, 2011–2018
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MacIntyre, Caitlin
Guarido, Milehna M.
Riddin, Megan A.
Johnson, Todd
Braack, L.E.O.
Schrama, Maarten
Gorsich, Erin
Almeida, Antonio Paulo Gouveia
Venter, Marietjie
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
We collected >40,000 mosquitoes from 5 provinces in
South Africa during 2011–2018 and screened for zoonotic
flaviviruses. We detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes
from conservation and periurban sites and potential
new mosquito vectors; Banzi virus was rare. Our results
suggest flavivirus transmission risks are increasing in
South Africa.
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The study was funded in part by a cooperative agreement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Keywords
Flavivirus, Banzi virus, Culex, Culicidae, Disease vectors, Vector-borne infections, Viruses Zoonoses, South Africa (SA), West Nile virus (WNV), SDG-03: Good health and well-being
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being
Citation
MacIntyre, C., Guarido, M.M., Riddin, M.A. et al. 2023, 'Survey of West Nile and
Banzi viruses in mosquitoes, South Africa, 2011–2018', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 164-169. https://DOI.org/10.3201/eid2901.220036.