Distribution of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses in Inner Mongolia, China

Cao, Yanghui; Fu, Shihong; Tian, Zhao Feng; Lü, Zhi; He, Ying; Wang, Huanyu; Wang, Jinglin; Guo, Weidong; Bo, Tao; Liang, Guodong

doi:10.1089/vbz.2010.0262

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“…pipiens pallens followed by Ae. albopictus, were also found in most of the provinces studied, which confirms previous reports on these species' high prevalence and widespread distribution in China (Cao et al 2011, Wang et al 2011, Feng et al 2012, Guo et al 2014, Huang et al 2015.…”

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Molecular Detection of Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia bellii in Mosquitoes

Zhang

et al. 2019

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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To add to the limited information on Rickettsia in mosquitoes in China, we carried out a PCR survey on convenience samples of 3051 mosquitoes collected with hand nets in and around domestic dwellings in 25 provinces. Five species of mosquitoes were identified: Culex pipiens pallens (n = 1620), Aedes albopictus (806), Armigeres subalbatus (377), Anopheles sinensis (168), and Culex tritaeniorhynchus (80). A Rickettsia nested-PCR targeting the variable domain of gltA showed Rickettsia felis in four mosquito species of 16 provinces Cx. pipiens pallens (1.8%, 29/1620); Ae. albopictus (1.2%, 10/806); An. sinensis (1.2%, 2/168); and Ar. subalbatus (2.1%, 8/377). Rickettsia bellii was also widespread, occurring in 12 provinces and 2 species: Cx. pipiens pallens (4.3%, 69/1620) and An. sinensis (0.6%, 1/168). R. felis and R. bellii were found in almost similar numbers in female [1.5% (27/1809) and 1.2% (21/1809), respectively] as in male mosquitoes [1.8% (22/1242) and 4.0% (49/1242), respectively]. Our results indicated that mosquitoes in China are widely infected with R. felis, the agent of human flea-borne spotted fever, and that R. bellii can also occur outside of the Americas and its usual tick hosts.

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Molecular Detection of Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia bellii in Mosquitoes

Zhang

et al. 2019

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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“…C. pipiens was identified only once as vector for TAHV (Arcan et al 1974), and in three studies TAHV was found in Culex modestus mosquitoes (Danielová and Holubová 1977, Hubálek et al 2010, Cao et al 2011.…”

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“…TAHV was first described in 1958 in the Czech Republic (Bardos et al 1959). In the following decades, TAHV was isolated from mosquitoes from eastern Austria (Aspöck andKunz 1971, Pilaski andMackenstein 1985), southern Germany Ackermann 1972, Spieckermann andAckermann 1974), and southeastern Germany (Pilaski and Mackenstein 1985) as well as from northern Italy, Hungary, China, Mongolia, and again the Czech Republic (Molnár et al 1973, Pilaski and Mackenstein 1985, Lu et al 2009, Hubálek et al 2010, Cao et al 2011. Furthermore, the virus was also identified in Croatia, Serbia, and Romania (Drȃgȃnescu and Gîrjabu 1979, Vesenjak-Hirjan et al 1991, Madić et al 1993 as well as in the Russian Republic of Karelia as the most northern point of detection (Ĺ vov et al 1977).…”

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Investigations on California Serogroup Orthobunyaviruses in the Tyrols: First Description of Tahyna Virus in The Alps

Sonnleitner

Lundström

Baumgartner

et al. 2014

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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Seroprevalence rates for immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to Tahyna virus (TAHV) and Inkoo virus (INKV) were determined in sera of 1630 blood donors from North, East, and South Tyrol by immunofluorescence assays (IFAs) and confirmatory serum neutralization tests (SNTs). Ten sera (0.6%) reacted positive by TAHV IFA, five of which (0.3%) were confirmed by SNT. Eleven sera (0.7%) reacted positive in the INKV IFA; only one thereof (0.06%) was verified by subsequent SNT. To identify the source of infections, mosquitoes were trapped at 18 sampling sites in the study area, resulting in the collection of 2571 adult mosquitoes: 1254 individuals of the genus Aedes (48.8% of total) including A. albopictus, 640 Culex (24.9%), 303 Coquillettidia (11.8%), 252 Ochlerotatus (9.8%), 49 Anopheles (1.9%), and 73 mosquitoes of the genus Culiseta (2.8%). The mosquitoes were pooled according to species, trapping site, and time, and were tested by RT-PCR for the presence of California serogroup orthobunyavirus nucleic acids. PCR amplification products were obtained in five of 195 pools (2.6%), and all were identified as TAHVs by subsequent sequencing. This represents the first evidence of TAHV circulation and human exposure in the Tyrols and in the alpine region in general. Interestingly, all TAHV sequences were identified in Culex pipiens/torrentium mosquitoes. Whether other California serogroup orthobunyaviruses such as INKV are also circulating in this area is subject of further investigations on larger numbers of mosquitoes.

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“…In the summer of 2007 and 2008, an investigation was conducted to identify the distribution of mosquitoes and the circulation of mosquito-borne arboviruses in Inner Mongolia, China (Cao et al 2011). Ae.…”

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Biting Activity and Host Attractancy of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Manzhouli, China

Wang

Xing

et al. 2012

jnl. med. entom.

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The biting activity and host attractancy of vector mosquitoes are important in assessing the risk of arbovirus transmission, especially where migratory and nonmigrating bird species congregate, such as in Hulun Lake, Manzhouli. In 2009, the population distribution, species diversity, biting activity, and host attractancy of mosquitoes were investigated in Hulan Lake and its associated prairie area. The adult mosquitoes were captured either by human volunteers using aspirators in mosquito nets, by CO2-baited light traps, or by animal-baited traps. In total, 27,004 mosquitoes, representing three genera and 10 species, were collected from Manzhouli, China, in July 2009, of which Aedes dorsalis (Meigen) were most predominant species, followed by Ae. vexans (Meigen). Biting activity peaks by Ae.flavescens (Muller), Ae. dorsalis, and Culex modestus (Facalbi) on human subjects were investigated. Four mosquito species were captured from different animal sheds (sheep, cattle, and goose). Ae. flavescens was more abundant in the cattle shed than in the other two sheds. The Ae. dorsalis in the sheep shed was much higher than in the other animal sheds. The Ae.flavescens collected via chicken-baited traps were significantly higher than those collected via rabbit-baited and pigeon-baited traps. There were no significant differences in the number of Ae. dorsalis and Ae. vexans collected using the three different animal traps.

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Distribution of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Arboviruses in Inner Mongolia, China

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

Molecular Detection of Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia bellii in Mosquitoes

Molecular Detection of Rickettsia felis and Rickettsia bellii in Mosquitoes

Investigations on California Serogroup Orthobunyaviruses in the Tyrols: First Description of Tahyna Virus in The Alps

Biting Activity and Host Attractancy of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Manzhouli, China

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