Belgian Culex pipiens pipiens are competent vectors for West Nile virus while Culex modestus are competent vectors for Usutu virus.

Alina SotoLander De ConinckAnn-Sophie DevliesCeline Van De WieleAna Lucia Rosales RosasLanjiao WangJelle MatthijnssensLeen Delang

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2023)

This is the first report that Belgian Culex mosquitoes can transmit both WNV and USUV, forewarning the risk of human transmission. More research is needed to understand the potential influence of Wolbachia on arbovirus transmission in Culex modestus mosquitoes.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
zika virus
dengue virus
endothelial cells
gene therapy
risk assessment
pluripotent stem cells