2020
Forced Zika Virus Infection of Culex pipiens Leads to Limited Virus Accumulation in Mosquito Saliva
Abbo SR, Vogels CBF, Visser TM, Geertsema C, van Oers MM, Koenraadt CJM, Pijlman GP. Forced Zika Virus Infection of Culex pipiens Leads to Limited Virus Accumulation in Mosquito Saliva. Viruses 2020, 12: 659. PMID: 32575394, PMCID: PMC7354520, DOI: 10.3390/v12060659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsZika virusGuillain-Barré syndromeZika virus infectionInfectious blood mealUrban transmission cyclesMosquito-borne pathogenMosquito salivaZIKV transmissionOral exposureVirus infectionCongenital microcephalySevere diseaseIntrathoracic injectionLarge outbreakVirus disseminationUsutu virusMidgut barrierBarrier functionMosquito midgutVirus transmissionSalivaBlood mealYellow fever mosquitoVector competenceVirus
2015
Comparative Usutu and West Nile virus transmission potential by local Culex pipiens mosquitoes in north-western Europe
Fros JJ, Miesen P, Vogels CB, Gaibani P, Sambri V, Martina BE, Koenraadt CJ, van Rij RP, Vlak JM, Takken W, Pijlman GP. Comparative Usutu and West Nile virus transmission potential by local Culex pipiens mosquitoes in north-western Europe. One Health 2015, 1: 31-36. PMID: 28616462, PMCID: PMC5441354, DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2015.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWest Nile virusUsutu virusMosquito-borne flavivirusHigh mortality rateVirus transmission potentialNeuroinvasive diseaseUSUV transmissionWNV infectionEuropean mosquitoesMortality rateInfected mosquitoesInfection rateMosquito midgutSmall interferingNile virusTransmission potentialVirusEntire viral genomeTransmission dynamicsVector competenceCulex pipiens mosquitoesRNA deep sequencingMosquitoesViral genomeSmall RNA deep sequencing