
pmid: 26565610
The West Nile virus (WNV) transmission cycle includes a wide range of migratory wetland birds as reservoirs, mosquitoes as biological vectors, and equines and humans as dead-end hosts. Despite the presence of potential vector species, there is no information about the existence of WNV in mosquito vectors in Iran. The Iranian West Azerbaijan Province is located in the northwestern part of Iran and has borders with Turkey, Iraq, Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan. The current study was conducted to identify the wetland mosquitoes of the West Azerbaijan Province and their infection with WNV. In this study, 2143 specimens were collected, comprising 1541 adults and 602 larvae. Six species belonging to four genera were collected and identified: Anopheles maculipennis sensu lato (s.l.), Culex (Cx.) hortensis , Cx. pipiens s.l., Cx. theileri , Culiseta longiareolata , and Aedes (Ae.) (Ochlerotatus) caspius . In total, 45 pools of mosquitoes were examined. Two of the adult pools collected from the same location showed the presence of WNV in Ae. (Och.) caspius , from Sangar, Makoo County, as confirmed by PCR and sequencing. Due to the discovery of WNV in the mosquito population of the region, and the presence of wetlands and significant populations of migratory birds, the health sector should carefully monitor the factors involved in the cycle of this disease.
Geography, 2404 Microbiology, 590, 2725 Infectious Diseases, Iran, Insect Vectors, Birds, Culicidae, Larva, Wetlands, 2406 Virology, Animals, Humans, Female, Horse Diseases, Horses, West Nile virus, Arboviruses, West Nile Fever, Disease Reservoirs
Geography, 2404 Microbiology, 590, 2725 Infectious Diseases, Iran, Insect Vectors, Birds, Culicidae, Larva, Wetlands, 2406 Virology, Animals, Humans, Female, Horse Diseases, Horses, West Nile virus, Arboviruses, West Nile Fever, Disease Reservoirs
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