Vector competence of temperate and tropical mosquito species for Babanki virus
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases·
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013051
- PMID
- 42636212
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W4409469938
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The abstract describes Babanki virus as mosquito-borne and associated with febrile illness, rash, and arthritis in humans and animals, with no specific treatment or vaccine noted. The reported vector competence across multiple mosquito species is relevant to assessing possible emergence risk.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The study asked whether selected temperate and tropical mosquito species can become infected with, support dissemination of, and potentially transmit Babanki virus under temperature conditions described as ecologically relevant.
Study design
This was an experimental vector-competence study using a Babanki virus molecular clone and testing mosquito tissues and saliva at multiple time points for infection, dissemination, and transmission-related outcomes.
Population and setting
The tested mosquitoes included Aedes albopictus from Nice and Réunion Island, Aedes aegypti, Culex pipiens molestus from Paris, and Culex quinquefasciatus. The study context included mosquito species from temperate and tropical regions.
Main findings
Babanki virus infected and disseminated in all tested mosquito species, with higher infection levels reported for Aedes mosquitoes than for Culex mosquitoes. Infectious virus was found in saliva, and viral persistence over time was supported by RNA measurement and infectious-virus titration.
Public-health relevance
The abstract describes Babanki virus as mosquito-borne and associated with febrile illness, rash, and arthritis in humans and animals, with no specific treatment or vaccine noted. The reported vector competence across multiple mosquito species is relevant to assessing possible emergence risk.
Important limitations
The summary is limited to the supplied single-article abstract and metadata; review of the full paper is needed for decision-grade interpretation. The abstract indicates experimental vector-competence findings and does not by itself establish field transmission intensity, human disease burden, or causality in natural settings.
GIDS interpretation
The article is discoverable in a GIDS-style context through metadata and classifier links related to Western equine encephalitis, Réunion, climate and environment, transmission dynamics, treatment, and vaccination. These links provide indexing context only and should not be interpreted as confirmation of any live surveillance signal.
Related GIDS surveillance
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Evidence relationships
This article has 11 auditable classifier relationships to diseases, places, topics, and study design.