Open AccessVector competence of Aedes vittatus (Bigot) mosquitoes from India for Japanese encephalitis, West Nile, Chandipura and Chittoor viruses
Author(s) -
A. B. Sudeep,
Sreelekshmy Mohandas,
SR Bhanarkar,
Y. S. Ghodke,
P A Sonawane
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.311776
Subject(s) - virology , biology , japanese encephalitis , vector (molecular biology) , aedes aegypti , chikungunya , virus , titer , inoculation , saliva , encephalitis , arbovirus , veterinary medicine , medicine , immunology , ecology , larva , biochemistry , gene , recombinant dna
Aedes vittatus (Bigot), an anthropophilic mosquito, plays an important role in the maintenance and transmission of yellow fever (YF), dengue (DEN), chikungunya (CHIKV) and Zika (ZIK) viruses in Africa. In India, though natural isolation of none of these viruses was reported from the mosquito, experimental studies have shown vector competence to DEN and CHIK viruses. Despite wide prevalence in India, their potential in transmitting viruses of public health importance viz., Japanese encephalitis (JEV), West Nile (WNV), Chandipura (CHPV), Chittoor (CHITV) etc., has never been investigated. The objective of the present study is to determine the vector potential of the mosquito to these viruses.