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ArticleParasites & vectors2023

Evaluating the mosquito host range of Getah virus and the vector competence of selected medically important mosquitoes in Getah virus transmission.

Faustus Akankperiwen Azerigyik, Astri Nur Faizah, Daisuke Kobayashi, Michael Amoa-Bosompem, Ryo Matsumura, Izumi Kai, Toshinori Sasaki, Yukiko Higa, Haruhiko Isawa, Shiroh Iwanaga and 1 more

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Faustus Akankperiwen AzerigyikDepartment of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Astri Nur FaizahDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Daisuke KobayashiDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Michael Amoa-BosompemDepartment of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Ryo MatsumuraDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Izumi KaiDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshinori SasakiDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Yukiko HigaDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Haruhiko IsawaDepartment of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. hisawa@niid.go.jp.
Shiroh IwanagaDepartment of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomoko IshinoDepartment of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
National Institute of Infectious Diseases · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JPOsaka University · JPUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville · US

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP19fk0108035Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP18H02856
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Getah virus (GETV) is a mosquito-borne Alphavirus (family Togaviridae) that is of significant importance in veterinary medicine. It has been associated with major polyarthritis outbreaks in animals, but there are insufficient data on its clinical symptoms in humans. Serological evidence of GETV exposure and the risk of zoonotic transmission makes GETV a potentially medically relevant arbovirus. However, minimal emphasis has been placed on investigating GETV vector transmission, which limits current knowledge of the factors facilitating the spread and outbreaks of GETV.

methodsTo examine the range of the mosquito hosts of GETV, we selected medically important mosquitoes, assessed them in vitro and in vivo and determined their relative competence in virus transmission. The susceptibility and growth kinetics of GETVs in various mosquito-derived cell lines were also determined and quantified using plaque assays. Vector competency assays were also conducted, and quantitative reverse transcription-PCR and plaque assays were used to determine the susceptibility and transmission capacity of each mosquito species evaluated in this study.

resultsGETV infection in all of the investigated mosquito cell lines resulted in detectable cytopathic effects. GETV reproduced the fastest in Culex tritaeniorhynchus- and Aedes albopictus-derived cell lines, as evidenced by the highest exponential titers we observed. Regarding viral RNA copy numbers, mosquito susceptibility to infection, spread, and transmission varied significantly between species. The highest vector competency indices for infection, dissemination and transmission were obtained for Cx. tritaeniorhynchus. This is the first study to investigate the ability of Ae. albopictus and Anopheles stephensi to transmit GETV, and the results emphasize the role and capacity of other mosquito species to transmit GETV upon exposure to GETV, in addition to the perceived vectors from which GETV has been isolated in nature.

conclusionsThis study highlights the importance of GETV vector competency studies to determine all possible transmission vectors, especially in endemic regions.

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AedesAlphavirusCulexAnimalsHost SpecificityHumansMosquito VectorsAlphavirusArbovirusCulex tritaeniorhynchusGetah virusMosquito-borneSusceptibilityTransmissionVector competence

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