Blood meal source identification and RNA virome determination in Japanese encephalitis virus vectors collected in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, show distinct avian/mammalian host preference

• Published in: Journal of medical entomology Vol. 60; no. 3; pp. 620 - 628
• Main Authors: Faizah, Astri Nur, Kobayashi, Daisuke, Matsumura, Ryo, Watanabe, Mamoru, Higa, Yukiko, Sawabe, Kyoko, Isawa, Haruhiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Entomological Society of America 12.05.2023; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Animals; Birds; blood meal source; Cells; Culex; Culex - genetics; Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese - genetics; Encephalitis, Japanese; Genetic vectors; high-throughput sequencing; Japan; Japanese encephalitis; Japanese encephalitis virus; Mosquito Vectors; Phylogeny; RNA; SHORT COMMUNICATION; Sus scrofa; Swine; Swine Diseases; Virome; Japan; South Korea; China; India; Japanese encephalitis virus; Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Culex; blood meal source; high-throughput sequencing

In Asia, Culex mosquitoes are of particular interest because of their role in maintaining endemic mosquito-borne viral diseases, including the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). Nonetheless, host-feeding preferences, along with naturally infecting RNA viruses in certain Culex species, remain underst...