Viruses isolated from Aedeomyia squamipennis mosquitoes collected in Panama, Ecuador, and Argentina: establishment of the Gamboa serogroup

Twenty-four virus strains were isolated from Aedeomyia squamipennis mosquitoes collected in Ecuador. One additional strain each was isolated from this species from Panama and ARgentina. All 26 isolates were shown to be related serologically to prototype Gamboa virus, originally isolated from Ad. squ...

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Published inThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 30; no. 1; p. 219
Main Authors Calisher, C H, Lazuick, J S, Justines, G, Francy, D B, Monath, T P, Gutierrez, E, Sabattini, M S, Bowen, G S, Jakob, W L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1981
Subjects
Animals
Argentina
Birds - microbiology
Bunyaviridae - classification
Bunyaviridae - isolation & purification
Bunyaviridae Infections - transmission
Culicidae - microbiology
Disease Vectors
Ecuador
Panama
Serotyping
Ecuador
Argentina
Panama
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Summary:Twenty-four virus strains were isolated from Aedeomyia squamipennis mosquitoes collected in Ecuador. One additional strain each was isolated from this species from Panama and ARgentina. All 26 isolates were shown to be related serologically to prototype Gamboa virus, originally isolated from Ad. squamipennis mosquitoes collected in Panama. Antigenic comparisons of eight strains, including prototype Gamboa virus, indicated the existence of four distinct viruses. Neutralization tests with sera from a variety of mammalian and avian species from Argentina provided further evidence that Gamboa serogroup viruses are transmitted between Ad. squamipennis and birds.
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ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.1981.30.219