Lack of Competence of US Mosquito Species for Circulating Oropouche Virus
Anne F. Payne, Jessica L. Stout, Peter C. Dumoulin, Timothy Locksmith, Lea Heberlein, Molly Mitchell, Arnold Rodriguez-Hilario, Alan P. Dupuis, Alexander T. Ciota
Abstract
Given recent outbreaks of Oropouche virus in Latin America and >100 confirmed travel-associated cases in the United States, we evaluated the competence of US vectors, including Aedes albopictus, Culex quinquefasciatus, Culex pipiens, and Anopheles quadrimaculatus mosquitoes. Results with historic and recent isolates suggest transmission potential for those species is low.
Topics & Concepts
OutbreakCulexCulex pipiensCulex quinquefasciatusVirologyAedes albopictusBiologyDengue feverAnophelesAedes aegyptiMalariaEcologyLarvaImmunologyMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsVector-Borne Animal Diseases