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Survey of West Nile and Banzi Viruses in Mosquitoes, South Africa, 2011–2018

Year: 2023

Type: article

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.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid2901.220036

Authors: Caitlin MacIntyre, Milehna Mara Guarido, Megan Amy Riddin, Todd Johnson, Leo Braack, Maarten Scharama, Erin Gorsich, Antonio Paulo Gouveia Almeida, Marietjie Venter

Institutions: Leiden University, Copperbelt University, University of Warwick, University of Pretoria, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Language: English

Topic: Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, University of Pretoria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Awards: GH15-1622, S. AFRICA: STRENGTHENING SOUTH AFRICA'S LABORATORY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY CAPACITY TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO ZOONOTIC DISEASE OUTBREAKS, G3904304131, G623389896

OpenAlex ID: W4313236909

FWCI: 2.805

Cites: 15

Cited by: 11

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