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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2025

Vector Competence Assays for RVFV in Mosquitoes.

Lotty Birnberg, Núria Busquets

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Lotty BirnbergAnimal Health Research Center (CReSA-IRTA), Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain.
Núria BusquetsAnimal Health Research Center (CReSA-IRTA), Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain. nuria.busquets@irta.cat.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is the causative agent of Rift Valley fever, a mosquito-borne zoonotic febrile illness that primarily affects ruminants, camels, and humans. It is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, albeit with the potential to spread to and establish in non-endemic countries where mosquito vectors are present. Assessing the vector competence (VC) of local mosquito populations is essential for risk evaluation and to develop more accurate control and surveillance strategies. Herein, parameters for VC experimental design, as well as protocols for mosquito rearing and laboratory techniques used for RVFV VC assays are comprehensively described.

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Mosquito VectorsRift Valley fever virusAnimalsCulicidaeHumansRift Valley FeverArtificial blood feedingExperimental infectionField-caught mosquitoLaboratory colonyRift Valley fever phlebovirusVector competence

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PMID39671032

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