Open AccessMonitoring of Japanese Encephalitis Virus Infection in Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) at Guandu Nature Park, Taipei, 2002–2004
Author(s) -
Ming Hui Weng,
JinCherng Lien,
Dar Der Ji
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of medical entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1938-2928
pISSN - 0022-2585
DOI - 10.1093/jmedent/42.6.1085
Subject(s) - biology , culex tritaeniorhynchus , japanese encephalitis , aedes vexans , virology , culex , flavivirus , theobald , virus , encephalitis , aedes , veterinary medicine , larva , dengue fever , ecology , medicine
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infection in mosquitoes was monitored at Guandu Nature Park in Taipei City from September 2002 to December 2004. In total, 30,386 female mosquitoes consisting of six genera and 14 species were processed for virus in 1,229 pools by using Flavivirus NS5 gene sequences detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nested PCR assay. Overall, 101 pools were positive, including 95, 1, 4, and 1 for Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles, Culex sitiens Wiedemann, Culex rubithoracis (Leicester), and Aedes vexans noctunmus (Theobald), respectively.