Abstract
To ascertain the presence of West Nile virus (WNV), we sampled mosquitoes in 2006 in locations in southern Spain where humans had been infected. WNV genomic RNA was detected in 1 pool from unfed female Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that this sequence cannot be assigned to previously described lineages of WNV.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Aedes / virology
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Animals
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Cell Line
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Chlorocebus aethiops
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Culex / virology*
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Evolution, Molecular*
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Female
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Humans
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Spain / epidemiology
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Vero Cells
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West Nile Fever / epidemiology
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West Nile Fever / transmission
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West Nile Fever / virology
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West Nile virus / classification*
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West Nile virus / genetics*
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West Nile virus / isolation & purification
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West Nile virus / pathogenicity