Mosquito-borne alphaviruses in Zambia: Isolation and characterization of Eilat and Sindbis viruses

• Published in: Virus research Vol. 358; p. 199604
• Main Authors: De’Sean Mears, Chadwic, Tabata, Koshiro, Ariizumi, Takuma, Hang'ombe, Bernard M., Qiu, Yongjin, Harima, Hayato, Kajihara, Masahiro, Hall, William W., Sasaki, Michihito, Sawa, Hirofumi, Orba, Yasuko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2025; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alphavirus; Alphavirus - classification; Alphavirus - genetics; Alphavirus - growth & development; Alphavirus - isolation & purification; Alphavirus Infections - virology; Animals; Cell Line; Culicidae - virology; Eilat virus; Genome, Viral; Mosquito; Mosquito Vectors - virology; Phylogeny; Sindbis virus; Sindbis Virus - classification; Sindbis Virus - genetics; Sindbis Virus - isolation & purification; Virus Replication; Zambia; Zambia; Alphavirus; Eilat virus; Zambia; Mosquito; Sindbis virus

•Sindbis virus was isolated for the first time from mosquitoes in Zambia.•Eilat virus, another insect-specific alphavirus, was also identified in Zambia.•The potential for zoonotic spillover of Sindbis virus was recognized. Alphaviruses in the family Togaviridae include zoonotic arthropod-borne viru...