Zika virus(ZIKV)has been isolated from mosquitoes such as Aedes,Mansonia uniformis,and Culex perfuscus;However,the isolation of ZIKV from Anopheles sinensis and Culex tritaeniorhynchus has not yet been reported.In Jun...Zika virus(ZIKV)has been isolated from mosquitoes such as Aedes,Mansonia uniformis,and Culex perfuscus;However,the isolation of ZIKV from Anopheles sinensis and Culex tritaeniorhynchus has not yet been reported.In June and July2018,22,985 mosquitoes and 57,500 midges were collected in Jiangxi Province in southeastern China.Among them,six strains of ZIKV were isolated from mosquitoes:four from An.sinensis and two from Cx.tritaeniorhynchus.Molecular genetic analysis showed that the ZIKV isolated from An.sinensis and Cx.tritaeniorhynchus belonged to genotype 2 in the Asian evolutionary branch of ZIKV.In addition,the ZIKV strains isolated from An.sinensis and Cx.tritaeniorhynchus had amino acid substitutions identical to ZIKV strains prevalent in South America since 2015.This study is the first to isolate ZIKV from mosquito specimens collected in the wild of Jiangxi Province,China;This is also the first time that ZIKV has been isolated from An.sinensis and Cx.tritaeniorhynchus.Given that An.sinensis and Cx.tritaeniorhynchus have a very wide geographical distribution in China and even in eastern and southern Asia,the isolation of several strains of ZIKV from these two mosquitoes poses new challenges for the prevention and control of ZIKV infection in the mainland of China and countries and regions with the same distribution of mosquitoes.展开更多
Background:Anopheles sinensis(Diptera:Culicidae)is a primary vector of Plasmodium vivax and Brugia malayi in most regions of China.In addition,its phylogenetic relationship with the cryptic species of the Hyrcanus Gro...Background:Anopheles sinensis(Diptera:Culicidae)is a primary vector of Plasmodium vivax and Brugia malayi in most regions of China.In addition,its phylogenetic relationship with the cryptic species of the Hyrcanus Group is complex and remains unresolved.Mitochondrial genome sequences are widely used as molecular markers for phylogenetic studies of mosquito species complexes,of which mitochondrial genome data of An.sinensis is not available.Methods:An.sinensis samples was collected from Shandong,China,and identified by molecular marker.Genomic DNA was extracted,followed by the Illumina sequencing.Two complete mitochondrial genomes were assembled and annotated using the mitochondrial genome of An.gambiae as reference.The mitochondrial genomes sequences of the 28 known Anopheles species were aligned and reconstructed phylogenetic tree by Maximum Likelihood(ML)method.Findings:The length of complete mitochondrial genomes of An.sinensis was 15,076 bp and 15,138 bp,consisting of 13 protein-coding genes,22 transfer RNA(tRNA)genes,2 ribosomal RNA(rRNA)genes,and an AT-rich control region.As in other insects,most mitochondrial genes are encoded on the J strand,except for ND5,ND4,ND4L,ND1,two rRNA and eight tRNA genes,which are encoded on the N strand.The bootstrap value was set as 1000 in ML analyses.The topologies restored phylogenetic affinity within subfamily Anophelinae.The ML tree showed four major clades,corresponding to the subgenera Cellia,Anopheles,Nyssorhynchus and Kerteszia of the genus Anopheles.Conclusions:The complete mitochondrial genomes of An.sinensis were obtained.The number,order and transcription direction of An.sinensis mitochondrial genes were the same as in other species of family Culicidae.展开更多
Background:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome(SFTS)is a newly identified emerging infectious disease,which is caused by a novel bunyavirus(termed SFTSV)in Asia.Although mosquitoes have not been identified as ...Background:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome(SFTS)is a newly identified emerging infectious disease,which is caused by a novel bunyavirus(termed SFTSV)in Asia.Although mosquitoes have not been identified as the primary vectors,as revealed by epidemiological surveys,their role in transmitting this SFTSV as a suspicious vector has not been validated.Findings:In this study,we conducted experimental infections of mosquitoes with SFTSV to examine the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of the virus.We did not detect viral replication in Culex pipiens pallens,Aedes aegyptis and Anopheles sinensis as revealed by qRT-PCR assay.In addition,we failed to isolate SFTSV from the Vero cells cultured with suspensions of SFTSV-infected mosquitoes.Conclusion:The results of the present study demonstrate little possibility that mosquitoes act as vectors for the emerging pathogen SFTSV.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Science and Technology Major Project(2018ZX10711001,2018ZX10102001)The National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC1200202)+1 种基金Science and Technology Project of Jiangxi(2014BBG70097)Development Grant of State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control(2014SKLID103,2015SKLID505)
文摘Zika virus(ZIKV)has been isolated from mosquitoes such as Aedes,Mansonia uniformis,and Culex perfuscus;However,the isolation of ZIKV from Anopheles sinensis and Culex tritaeniorhynchus has not yet been reported.In June and July2018,22,985 mosquitoes and 57,500 midges were collected in Jiangxi Province in southeastern China.Among them,six strains of ZIKV were isolated from mosquitoes:four from An.sinensis and two from Cx.tritaeniorhynchus.Molecular genetic analysis showed that the ZIKV isolated from An.sinensis and Cx.tritaeniorhynchus belonged to genotype 2 in the Asian evolutionary branch of ZIKV.In addition,the ZIKV strains isolated from An.sinensis and Cx.tritaeniorhynchus had amino acid substitutions identical to ZIKV strains prevalent in South America since 2015.This study is the first to isolate ZIKV from mosquito specimens collected in the wild of Jiangxi Province,China;This is also the first time that ZIKV has been isolated from An.sinensis and Cx.tritaeniorhynchus.Given that An.sinensis and Cx.tritaeniorhynchus have a very wide geographical distribution in China and even in eastern and southern Asia,the isolation of several strains of ZIKV from these two mosquitoes poses new challenges for the prevention and control of ZIKV infection in the mainland of China and countries and regions with the same distribution of mosquitoes.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(No.81371848)the Infective Diseases Prevention and Cure Project of China(No.2017ZX10303404-002).
文摘Background:Anopheles sinensis(Diptera:Culicidae)is a primary vector of Plasmodium vivax and Brugia malayi in most regions of China.In addition,its phylogenetic relationship with the cryptic species of the Hyrcanus Group is complex and remains unresolved.Mitochondrial genome sequences are widely used as molecular markers for phylogenetic studies of mosquito species complexes,of which mitochondrial genome data of An.sinensis is not available.Methods:An.sinensis samples was collected from Shandong,China,and identified by molecular marker.Genomic DNA was extracted,followed by the Illumina sequencing.Two complete mitochondrial genomes were assembled and annotated using the mitochondrial genome of An.gambiae as reference.The mitochondrial genomes sequences of the 28 known Anopheles species were aligned and reconstructed phylogenetic tree by Maximum Likelihood(ML)method.Findings:The length of complete mitochondrial genomes of An.sinensis was 15,076 bp and 15,138 bp,consisting of 13 protein-coding genes,22 transfer RNA(tRNA)genes,2 ribosomal RNA(rRNA)genes,and an AT-rich control region.As in other insects,most mitochondrial genes are encoded on the J strand,except for ND5,ND4,ND4L,ND1,two rRNA and eight tRNA genes,which are encoded on the N strand.The bootstrap value was set as 1000 in ML analyses.The topologies restored phylogenetic affinity within subfamily Anophelinae.The ML tree showed four major clades,corresponding to the subgenera Cellia,Anopheles,Nyssorhynchus and Kerteszia of the genus Anopheles.Conclusions:The complete mitochondrial genomes of An.sinensis were obtained.The number,order and transcription direction of An.sinensis mitochondrial genes were the same as in other species of family Culicidae.
基金This work was supported by:the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81373055)Science&Technology Demonstration Project for Emerging Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention(BE2015714)The key discipline of epidemic(ZDXKA2016008)。
文摘Background:Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome(SFTS)is a newly identified emerging infectious disease,which is caused by a novel bunyavirus(termed SFTSV)in Asia.Although mosquitoes have not been identified as the primary vectors,as revealed by epidemiological surveys,their role in transmitting this SFTSV as a suspicious vector has not been validated.Findings:In this study,we conducted experimental infections of mosquitoes with SFTSV to examine the role of mosquitoes in the transmission of the virus.We did not detect viral replication in Culex pipiens pallens,Aedes aegyptis and Anopheles sinensis as revealed by qRT-PCR assay.In addition,we failed to isolate SFTSV from the Vero cells cultured with suspensions of SFTSV-infected mosquitoes.Conclusion:The results of the present study demonstrate little possibility that mosquitoes act as vectors for the emerging pathogen SFTSV.
