The significance of mosquito saliva in arbovirus transmission and pathogenesis in the vertebrate host

• Published in: One health Vol. 16; p. 100506
• Main Authors: Visser, Imke, Koenraadt, Constantianus J.M., Koopmans, Marion P.G., Rockx, Barry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aedes; Arbovirus; arboviruses; climate; Culex; disease severity; endothelium; Mosquito saliva; Pathogenesis; permeability; phenotype; public health; risk; saliva; Special section on One Health - approach to arboviruses; Edited by Marion Koopmans, Reina Sikkema, Maarten Schrama, Barry Rockx; species; Transmission; vertebrates; viremia; Mosquito saliva; Arbovirus; Pathogenesis; Transmission
• ISSN: 2352-7714; 2352-7714
• DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2023.100506

Due to changes in climate, numerous mosquito species are continuously extending their geographical distributions, posing potential new public health threats as arbovirus infections emerge in these new areas. During probing and feeding on the vertebrate host, a mosquito can inject both arbovirus and...