RT Journal Article
T1 High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A1 Sérgio Ribeiro, Mário
A1 Ayllón Santiago, Tania
A1 Campos Acevedo, Renata
A1 Malirat, Viviana
A1 Cardoso Portela Câmara, Daniel
A1 Giordano Dias, Cristina Maria
A1 Louzada, Guilherme
A1 Fernandes-Ferreira, Davis
A1 Andrade Medronho, Roberto de
AB Many RNA viruses have recently emerged, threatening humans and causing harm to animals and plants. Bunyaviruses represent one of the largest groups of RNA viruses and are able to infect a wide range of hosts (invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants). Recently, new insect-specific viruses have been isolated from mosquitoes and phlebotomine sandflies worldwide. Little is known regarding the impact of these viruses on the vector life cycles and the stages of oviposition, breeding, blood feeding, and the mosquito’s lifespan. This study describes, for the first time in South America, the detection and characterization of a recently discovered bunyavirus corresponding to theWutai mosquito phasivirus, confirming its high prevalence in the Culex spp. and Aedes spp. mosquitoes collected in the urban environment of Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. The knowledge of the mosquito’s insect-specific virus infection can improve virus evolution studies and may contribute to the understanding of intrinsic factors that influence vector competence to transmit pathogenic viruses.
PB MDPI
SN 2075-4450
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/111145
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/111145
LA eng
NO Ribeiro MS, Ayllón T, Malirat V, Câmara DCP, Giordano Dias CM, Louzada G, Fernandes-Ferreira D, Medronho RDA, Campos Acevedo R. High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Insects 2019; 10: 135. [DOI: 10.3390/insects10050135]
NO 2019 Descuento MDPI
NO Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro-FAPERJ
NO Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasil)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 15 abr 2025