The invasive Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus found in the Netherlands can experimentally transmit Zika virus and Usutu virus.

Autor: Sandra R Abbo, Tessa M Visser, Haidong Wang, Giel P Göertz, Jelke J Fros, Marleen H C Abma-Henkens, Corinne Geertsema, Chantal B F Vogels, Marion P G Koopmans, Chantal B E M Reusken, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Roy A Hall, Monique M van Oers, Constantianus J M Koenraadt, Gorben P Pijlman

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 14, Iss 4, p e0008217 (2020)

BACKGROUND:The Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus is invading Europe and was first discovered in Lelystad, the Netherlands in 2013, where it has established a permanent population. In this study, we investigated the vector competence of Ae. japonicu

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West Nile Virus: High Transmission Rate in North-Western European Mosquitoes Indicates Its Epidemic Potential and Warrants Increased Surveillance.

Autor: Jelke J Fros, Corinne Geertsema, Chantal B Vogels, Peter P Roosjen, Anna-Bella Failloux, Just M Vlak, Constantianus J Koenraadt, Willem Takken, Gorben P Pijlman

Publikováno v: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 9, Iss 7, p e0003956 (2015)

BACKGROUND:West Nile virus (WNV) is a highly pathogenic flavivirus transmitted by Culex spp. mosquitoes. In North America (NA), lineage 1 WNV caused the largest outbreak of neuroinvasive disease to date, while a novel pathogenic lineage 2 strain circ

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Competition between two Usutu virus isolates in cell culture and in the common house mosquito Culex pipiens

Autor: Joyce W. M. van Bree, Charlotte Linthout, Teije van Dijk, Sandra R. Abbo, Jelke J. Fros, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, Gorben P. Pijlman, Haidong Wang

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 14 (2023)

Usutu virus (USUV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus of African origin. Over the past decades, USUV has spread through Europe causing mass die-offs among multiple bird species. The natural transmission cycle of USUV involves Culex spp. mosquitoes as vec

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Mosquito Rasputin interacts with chikungunya virus nsP3 and determines the infection rate in Aedes albopictus

Autor: Jelke J. Fros, Corinne Geertsema, Karima Zouache, Jim Baggen, Natalia Domeradzka, Daniël M. van Leeuwen, Jacky Flipse, Just M. Vlak, Anna-Bella Failloux, Gorben P. Pijlman

Publikováno v: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2015)

Abstract Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthritogenic alphavirus (family Togaviridae), transmitted by Aedes species mosquitoes. CHIKV re-emerged in 2004 with multiple outbreaks worldwide and recently reached the Americas where it has infe

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Competition between Usutu virus and West Nile virus during simultaneous and sequential infection of Culex pipiens mosquitoes

Autor: Tessa M. Visser, Marcel Westenberg, Haidong Wang, Corinne Geertsema, Gorben P. Pijlman, Constantianus J. M. Koenraadt, Sandra R Abbo, Jelke J. Fros

Publikováno v: Emerging Microbes and Infections 9 (2020) 1
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 9(1), 2642-2652
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Usutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are closely related mosquito-borne flaviviruses that are mainly transmitted between bird hosts by vector mosquitoes. Infections in humans are incidental but can cause severe disease. USUV is endemic in lar

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https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2020.1854623