Student and Faculty Publications
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Abstract
We collected >40,000 mosquitoes from 5 provinces in South Africa during 2011-2018 and screened for zoonotic flaviviruses. We detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes from conservation and periurban sites and potential new mosquito vectors; Banzi virus was rare. Our results suggest flavivirus transmission risks are increasing in South Africa.
Keywords
flavivirus, West Nile virus, Banzi virus, Culex, Culicidae, disease vectors, vector-borne infections, viruses, zoonoses, South Africa
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PMID: 36573591