Two hidden taxa in the Japanese encephalitis vector mosquito, Culex tritaeniorhynchus, and the potential for long-distance migration from overseas to Japan

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 16; no. 6; p. e0010543
• Main Authors: Arai, Satoru, Kuwata, Ryusei, Higa, Yukiko, Maekawa, Yoshihide, Tsuda, Yoshio, Roychoudhury, Sudipta, Bertuso, Arlene Garcia, Phong, Tran Vu, Yen, Nguyen Thi, Etoh, Tomoki, Otuka, Akira, Matsumura, Masaya, Nabeshima, Takeshi, Taya, Keiko Tanaka, Okabe, Nobuhiko, Kobayashi, Mutsuo, Sawabe, Kyoko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco, CA USA Public Library of Science 30.06.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Analysis; Behavior; Biology and Life Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences; Forecasts and trends; Genetic aspects; Identification and classification; Japanese encephalitis; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mosquitoes; People and Places; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences; Zoology; Japan

The Culex vishnui subgroups, particularly Culex tritaeniorhynchus , are considered the primary vectors of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in Asia. Recent molecular phylogenetic analyses of JEV isolates from Asian countries have shown that JEVs with diverse genetic variants are present in Asia....