Detection of West Nile virus lineage 2 in Culex mosquitoes, Greece, 2012.
| Title | Detection of West Nile virus lineage 2 in Culex mosquitoes, Greece, 2012. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Papa, A., Papadopoulou E., Gavana E., Kalaitzopoulou S., & Mourelatos S. |
| Journal | Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pagination | 682-4 |
| Date Published | 2013 Sep |
| ISSN | 1557-7759 |
| Keywords | Amino Acid Substitution, Animals, Culex, Disease Outbreaks, Greece, Humans, Incidence, Insect Vectors, RNA Helicases, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Serine Endopeptidases, Viral Nonstructural Proteins, West Nile Fever, West Nile virus |
| Abstract | To gain insight into the strain(s) causing human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Greece in 2012, mosquitoes were collected and tested for probable WNV infection. WNV lineage 2 sequences were obtained from two of 14 Culex spp. pools collected in Xanthi Prefecture, and especially in the municipality with the highest incidence in Greece. As in the 2 previous years, the strain contains the H249P substitution in the NS3 protein. It seems that this specific strain is fully established in Greece and causes large-scale outbreaks. Thus, prevention and control measures have to be taken, while enhanced surveillance is needed. |
| DOI | 10.1089/vbz.2012.1212 |
| Alternate Journal | Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. |
| PubMed ID | 23697769 |
