The recently identified flavivirus Bamaga virus is transmitted horizontally by Culex mosquitoes and interferes with West Nile virus replication in vitro and transmission in vivo.

The recently identified flavivirus Bamaga virus is transmitted horizontally by Culex mosquitoes and interferes with West Nile virus replication in vitro and transmission in vivo.

Arthropod-borne flaviviruses such as yellow fever (YFV), Zika and dengue viruses continue to cause significant human disease globally. These viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes when a female imbibes an infected blood-meal from a viremic vertebrate host and expectorates the virus into a subsequent...

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Main Authors: Agathe M G Colmant, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Scott A Ritchie, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Jessica J Harrison, Natalee D Newton, Caitlin A O'Brien, Chris Cazier, Cheryl A Johansen, Jody Hobson-Peters, Roy A Hall, Andrew F van den Hurk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6200184?pdf=render

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