High Prevalence of a Newly Discovered Wutai Mosquito Phasivirus in Mosquitoes from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Abstract
Many RNA viruses have recently emerged, threatening humans and causing harm to animals and plants. Bunyaviruses represent one of the largest groups of RNA viruses and are able to infect a wide range of hosts (invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants). Recently, new insect-specific viruses have been isolated from mosquitoes and phlebotomine sandflies worldwide. Little is known regarding the impact of these viruses on the vector life cycles and the stages of oviposition, breeding, blood feeding, and the mosquito's lifespan. This study describes, for the first time in South America, the detection and characterization of a recently discovered bunyavirus corresponding to the Wutai mosquito phasivirus, confirming its high prevalence in the spp. and spp. mosquitoes collected in the urban environment of Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil. The knowledge of the mosquito's insect-specific virus infection can improve virus evolution studies and may contribute to the understanding of intrinsic factors that influence vector competence to transmit pathogenic viruses.
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Authors Ribeiro, Mário Sérgio;Ayllón, Tania;Malirat, Viviana;Portela Câmara, Daniel Cardoso;Dias, Cristina Maria Giordano;Louzada, Guilherme;Fernandes-Ferreira, Davis;Medronho, Roberto de Andrade;Acevedo, Renata Campos;
Journal Insects
Year 2019
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E135
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Keywords
bunyavirus insect-specific viruses phasivirus wutai virus entomological surveillance low-cost manufacturing microfabrication lab-on-chip microsystem scaling laws acid α-glucosidase gaa mutation adult-onset pompe disease

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