Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus microbiome/virome: new strategies for controlling arboviral transmission?

M Gómez, D Martinez, M Muñoz, JD Ramírez - Parasites & vectors, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Abstract Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the main vectors of highly
pathogenic viruses for humans, such as dengue (DENV), chikungunya (CHIKV), and Zika …

[HTML][HTML] Insect-specific viruses: an overview and their relationship to arboviruses of concern to humans and animals

VL Carvalho, MT Long - Virology, 2021 - Elsevier
The group of Insect-specific viruses (ISVs) includes viruses apparently restricted to insects
based on their inability to replicate in the vertebrates. Increasing numbers of ISVs have been …

Spatial scale influences the distribution of viral diversity in the eukaryotic virome of the mosquito Culex pipiens

P Gil, A Exbrayat, E Loire, I Rakotoarivony… - Virus …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Our knowledge of the diversity of eukaryotic viruses has recently undergone a massive
expansion. This diversity could influence host physiology through yet unknown phenomena …

Symbiotic interactions between mosquitoes and mosquito viruses

M Altinli, E Schnettler, M Sicard - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mosquitoes not only transmit human and veterinary pathogens called arboviruses
(arthropod-borne viruses) but also harbor mosquito-associated insect-specific viruses …

A chimeric classical insect-specific flavivirus provides complete protection against West Nile virus lethal challenge in mice

HQ Zhang, N Li, ZR Zhang, CL Deng… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
West Nile virus (WNV), an arthropod-borne flavivirus, can cause severe symptoms, including
encephalitis, and death, posing a threat to public health and the economy. However, there is …

Abundance of Phasi-Charoen-like virus in Aedes aegypti mosquito populations in different states of India

K Lole, A Ramdasi, S Patil, S Thakar, A Nath, O Ghuge… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mosquitoes are known to harbor a large number of insect specific viruses (ISV) in addition to
viruses of public health importance. These ISVs are highly species specific and are non …

A Novel Anphevirus in Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes Is Distributed Worldwide and Interacts with the Host RNA Interference Pathway

M Manni, EM Zdobnov - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is a competent vector for several human
arboviruses including dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses. Mosquitoes also harbor insect …

A tangled threesome: understanding arbovirus infection in Aedes spp. and the effect of the mosquito microbiota

JS Mantilla-Granados, JE Castellanos… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Arboviral infections transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes are a major threat to human
health, particularly in tropical regions but are expanding to temperate regions. The ability of …

Infection of mammals and mosquitoes by alphaviruses: involvement of cell death

L Cappuccio, C Maisse - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alphaviruses, such as the chikungunya virus, are emerging and re-emerging viruses that
pose a global public health threat. They are transmitted by blood-feeding arthropods, mainly …

Predicting novel mosquito-associated viruses from metatranscriptomic dark matter

AAS de Andrade, O Brustolini, M Grivet… - NAR Genomics and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The exponential growth of metatranscriptomic studies dedicated to arboviral surveillance in
mosquitoes has yielded an unprecedented volume of unclassified sequences referred to as …