Survey of West Nile and Banzi viruses in mosquitoes, South Africa, 2011–2018

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Authors

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.