Publication details
Isolation of Tahyna Virus (California Encephalitis Group) From Anopheles hyrcanus (Diptera, Culicidae), a Mosquito Species New to, and Expanding in, Central Europe
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| Year of publication | 2014 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Medical Entomology |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://academic.oup.com/jme/article-abstract/51/6/1264/863367?redirectedFrom=fulltext |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1603/ME14046 |
| Field | Microbiology, virology |
| Keywords | Tahyna virus; Orthobunyavirus; mosquito; Anopheles hyrcanus |
| Description | Two strains of Tahyna virus (TAHV; Orthobunyavirus, Bunyaviridae) were isolated from 4,568 (92 pools) female Anopheles hyrcanus Pallas (Diptera, Culicidae) mosquitoes collected on the fishponds in South Moravia (Czechland, central Europe) during July-August 2013. This is the first isolation of TAHV from An. hyrcanus in Europe. An. hyrcanus is a species new to Czechland since 2007; its population density was very high in the year 2013 at these ponds. The virus isolation procedure was based on intracerebral inoculation of newborn mice; moreover, the positive pools were also tested by polymerase chain reaction and found to contain TAHV RNA. An. hyrcanus, feeding preferentially on mammals including humans, may be a new potential vector for TAHV in Europe. |