First isolation of the Rift Valley fever virus from Culex poicilipes (Diptera: Culicidae) in nature

M Diallo; L Lochouarn; K Ba; A A Sall; M Mondo; L Girault; C Mathiot

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.702

First isolation of the Rift Valley fever virus from Culex poicilipes (Diptera: Culicidae) in nature

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2000 Jun;62(6):702-4. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.702.

Authors

M Diallo¹, L Lochouarn, K Ba, A A Sall, M Mondo, L Girault, C Mathiot

Affiliation

¹ Institut Pasteur, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Arboviruses and Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses, Dakar, Senegal. diallo@pasteur.sn

PMID: 11304058
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.702

Abstract

Following the reemergence of Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus in southeastern Mauritania in 1998, an entomological survey was undertaken in the boundary area in Senegal to assess the extent of the virus circulation. During this study, RVF virus (36 strains) was isolated for the first time from Culex poicilipes in nature. The possible role of Cx. poicilipes as an RVF vector is discussed regarding its biology and ecology.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Culex / physiology
Culex / virology*
Ecology
Insect Vectors / physiology
Insect Vectors / virology*
Rift Valley Fever / transmission*
Rift Valley fever virus / isolation & purification*
Senegal