Open AccessThe Ecology, Genetic Diversity, and Phylogeny of Huaiyangshan Virus in China
Author(s) -
Yongzhen Zhang,
Dun-Jin Zhou,
Xin-Cheng Qin,
Jiaxin Tian,
Yanwen Xiong,
Jianbo Wang,
Xiaoping Chen,
Dongya Gao,
Yueqiu He,
Dong Jin,
Qiang Sun,
WenPing Guo,
Wen Wang,
Bin Yu,
Juan Li,
Yong-An Dai,
Wei Li,
Jinsong Peng,
Guobin Zhang,
Shaomin Zhang,
Xiaomin Chen,
Yan Wang,
Minghui Li,
Xin Lü,
Changyun Ye,
Menno D. de Jong,
Jianguo Xu
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.617
H-Index - 292
eISSN - 1070-6321
pISSN - 0022-538X
DOI - 10.1128/jvi.06192-11
Subject(s) - biology , haemaphysalis longicornis , rhipicephalus microplus , tick , phylogenetic tree , phylogenetics , genetic diversity , rhipicephalus , vector (molecular biology) , ecology , zoology , phlebovirus , ixodidae , virus , bunyaviridae , virology , gene , genetics , population , demography , sociology , recombinant dna
Surveys were carried out to better understand the tick vector ecology and genetic diversity of Huaiyangshan virus (HYSV) in both regions of endemicity and regions of nonendemicity. Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks were dominant in regions of endemicity, while Rhipicephalus microplus is more abundant in regions of nonendemicity. HYSV RNA was found in human and both tick species, with greater prevalence in H. longicornis and lesser prevalence in R. microplus. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that HYSV is a novel species of the genus Phlebovirus.