2021
Reproducing the Rift Valley fever virus mosquito-lamb-mosquito transmission cycle
Wichgers Schreur PJ, Vloet RPM, Kant J, van Keulen L, Gonzales JL, Visser TM, Koenraadt CJM, Vogels CBF, Kortekaas J. Reproducing the Rift Valley fever virus mosquito-lamb-mosquito transmission cycle. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 1477. PMID: 33446733, PMCID: PMC7809480, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79267-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRift Valley fever virusAnimal modelsFeeding of mosquitoesNatural target speciesMortality of newbornsEfficacy of vaccinesHigher infection rateViremia levelsIntravenous inoculationTransmission of mosquitoVector competence experimentsAedes aegypti mosquitoesBlood-feeding behaviorRVFV infectionInfected mosquitoesExtrinsic incubation periodInfection rateMembrane feedingFever virusRVFV transmissionAbortion stormsAegypti mosquitoesBlood mealVirusTransmission cycle
2020
Impact of Gut Bacteria on the Infection and Transmission of Pathogenic Arboviruses by Biting Midges and Mosquitoes
Möhlmann TWR, Vogels CBF, Göertz GP, Pijlman GP, ter Braak CJF, te Beest DE, Hendriks M, Nijhuis EH, Warris S, Drolet BS, van Overbeek L, Koenraadt CJM. Impact of Gut Bacteria on the Infection and Transmission of Pathogenic Arboviruses by Biting Midges and Mosquitoes. Microbial Ecology 2020, 80: 703-717. PMID: 32462391, PMCID: PMC7476999, DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01517-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic treatmentGut bacteriaChikungunya virusInfection ratePathogenic arbovirusesInfectious blood mealAegypti mosquitoesGut bacterial communitiesResident gut bacteriaGut bacterial compositionSchmallenberg virusAedes aegypti mosquitoesArbovirus infectionViral pathogensVirusTreatmentBlood mealInfectionMidgut bacteriaArbovirus transmissionHealth of animalsMosquitoesArbovirusesZikaBacterial composition
2018
Vector competence of biting midges and mosquitoes for Shuni virus
Möhlmann TWR, Oymans J, Schreur P, Koenraadt CJM, Kortekaas J, Vogels CBF. Vector competence of biting midges and mosquitoes for Shuni virus. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006993. PMID: 30532189, PMCID: PMC6285265, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShuni virusInfection rateInfectious blood mealEvidence of transmissionHigher infection rateFebrile childrenCongenital malformationsNeurological diseasesPotential transmissionPotential involvementHigh pathogenicityZoonotic potentialSimbu serogroupBlood mealVector competenceVirusMosquitoesRiskBroad tropismArthropod vectorsAedes aegyptiAnimalsCulex pipiens pipiensFurther researchFuture epizootics
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 sequencingWest Nile Virus: High Transmission Rate in North-Western European Mosquitoes Indicates Its Epidemic Potential and Warrants Increased Surveillance
Fros JJ, Geertsema C, Vogels CB, Roosjen PP, Failloux AB, Vlak JM, Koenraadt CJ, Takken W, Pijlman GP. West Nile Virus: High Transmission Rate in North-Western European Mosquitoes Indicates Its Epidemic Potential and Warrants Increased Surveillance. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2015, 9: e0003956. PMID: 26225555, PMCID: PMC4520649, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Nile virusEpidemic potentialLineage 1 West Nile VirusInfectious blood mealFurther epidemic spreadLineage 2 West Nile virusNeuroinvasive diseaseIntrathoracic injectionEuropean mosquitoesPathogenic flavivirusesInfection rateVirus activityLarge outbreakVirus disseminationWNV infection ratesNile virusWNV activityWNV lineagesBlood mealVector competenceInfectionCulex pipiens mosquitoesWNV transmissionEpidemic spreadDisease-free regions