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First isolation of West Nile virus in Zambia from mosquitoes
Author(s) -
Orba Y.,
Hang'ombe B. M.,
Mweene A. S.,
Wada Y.,
Anindita P. D.,
Phongphaew W.,
Qiu Y.,
Kajihara M.,
MoriKajihara A.,
Eto Y.,
Sasaki M.,
Hall W. W.,
Eshita Y.,
Sawa H.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12888
Subject(s) - west nile virus , virology , culex quinquefasciatus , biology , isolation (microbiology) , culex , flavivirus , lineage (genetic) , virus , aedes aegypti , ecology , larva , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , gene
Summary Mosquito surveillance studies to identify mosquito‐borne flaviviruses have identified West Nile Virus ( WNV ) for the first time in Zambia. The Zambian WNV isolate from Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes collected in the Western Province was closely related genetically to WNV lineage 2 South African strains which have been previously shown to be highly neuroinvasive. These data provide the first evidence of the circulation of WNV in Zambia and suggest there should be an increased awareness of possible associated human and animal diseases in that country.