First isolation of the Rift Valley fever virus from Culex poicilipes (Diptera : Culicidae) in nature

Authors
Diallo, M Lochouarn, L Ba, K Sall, AA Mondo, M Girault, L Mathiot, C
Citation
M. Diallo et al., First isolation of the Rift Valley fever virus from Culex poicilipes (Diptera : Culicidae) in nature, AM J TROP M, 62(6), 2000, pp. 702-704
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
ISSN journal
00029637 → ACNP
Volume
62
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
702 - 704
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9637(200006)62:6<702:FIOTRV>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Following the reemergence of Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus in southeastern Mauritania in 1998, an entomological survey was undertaken in the boundary area in Senegal to assess the extent of the virus circulation. During this study, RVF virus (36 strains) was isolated for the first time from Culex po icilipes in nature. The possible role of Cx. poicilipes as an RVF vector is discussed regarding its biology and ecology.