Evaluating the competence of the primary vector, Culex tritaeniorhynchus, and the invasive mosquito species, Aedes japonicus japonicus, in transmitting three Japanese encephalitis virus genotypes

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 14; no. 12; p. e0008986
• Main Authors: Faizah, Astri Nur, Kobayashi, Daisuke, Amoa-Bosompem, Michael, Higa, Yukiko, Tsuda, Yoshio, Itokawa, Kentaro, Miura, Kozue, Hirayama, Kazuhiro, Sawabe, Kyoko, Isawa, Haruhiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.12.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aedes - virology; Aedes japonicus japonicus; Animals; Aquatic insects; Asia - epidemiology; Biology and Life Sciences; Cell culture; Cell Line; Chlorocebus aethiops; Culex - virology; Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Diptera; Disease control; Disease spread; Disease transmission; Distribution; DNA; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Encephalitis; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese - genetics; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese - growth & development; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese - isolation & purification; Encephalitis, Japanese - epidemiology; Encephalitis, Japanese - transmission; Experiments; Exposure; Genetic aspects; Genotype; Genotypes; Health aspects; Humans; Humidity; Identification and classification; Infections; Introduced species; Invasive insects; Invasive species; Japanese encephalitis; Laboratories; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mosquito Vectors - virology; Mosquitoes; Nucleotide sequence; PCR; People and Places; Polymerase chain reaction; Route selection; Transmission; Tropical diseases; Vector-borne diseases; Vero Cells; Viral Envelope Proteins - genetics; Virus-vector relationships; Viruses; West Nile virus; Asia; Japan; South Korea; Europe; China; East Asia; Russia

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is maintained in an enzootic cycle between swine, water birds, and mosquitoes. JEV has circulated indigenously in Asia, with Culex tritaeniorhynchus as the primary vector. In some areas where the primary vector is scarce or absent, sporadic cases of Japanese encepha...