Deciphering the Virome of Culex vishnui Subgroup Mosquitoes, the Major Vectors of Japanese Encephalitis, in Japan

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 264
• Main Authors: Faizah, Astri Nur, Kobayashi, Daisuke, Isawa, Haruhiko, Amoa-Bosompem, Michael, Murota, Katsunori, Higa, Yukiko, Futami, Kyoko, Shimada, Satoshi, Kim, Kyeong Soon, Itokawa, Kentaro, Watanabe, Mamoru, Tsuda, Yoshio, Minakawa, Noboru, Miura, Kozue, Hirayama, Kazuhiro, Sawabe, Kyoko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 28.02.2020; MDPI AG
• Subjects: Animals; arbovirus; arboviruses; Biodiversity; Culex - classification; Culex - virology; Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Culex vishnui; culex vishnui subgroup; disease vectors; ecology; encephalitis; Encephalitis Viruses, Japanese - physiology; Encephalitis, Japanese - epidemiology; Encephalitis, Japanese - transmission; Encephalitis, Japanese - virology; Flaviviridae; flavivirus; Genome, Viral; genotype; Geography, Medical; Iflaviridae; insect-specific virus; Japan; Japan - epidemiology; japanese encephalitis virus; Metagenome; metagenomics; Metagenomics - methods; monitoring; Mosquito Vectors - classification; Mosquito Vectors - virology; Phylogeny; Public Health Surveillance; Rhabdoviridae; RNA; screening; sequence analysis; sympatry; Totiviridae; Virome; Viruses - classification; Viruses - genetics; Japan; virome; Culex tritaeniorhynchus; metagenomics; Culex vishnui subgroup; Japanese encephalitis virus; insect-specific virus; arbovirus; flavivirus

Japanese encephalitis (JE) remains a public health concern in several countries, and the Culex mosquito plays a central role in its transmission cycle. Culex mosquitoes harbor a wide range of viruses, including insect-specific viruses (ISVs), and can transmit a variety of arthropod-borne viruses (ar...