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| Title |
West Nile Virus in Mosquitoes of Iranian Wetlands
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| Published in |
Vector Borne & Zoonotic Diseases, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.1089/vbz.2015.1778 |
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| Authors |
Masoomeh Bagheri, Olle Terenius, Mohammad Ali Oshaghi, Morteza Motazakker, Sassan Asgari, Farrokh Dabiri, Hassan Vatandoost, Mulood Mohammadi Bavani, Ali Reza Chavshin |
| Abstract |
The West Nile virus (WNV) transmission cycle includes a wide range of migratory wetland birds as reservoirs, mosquitoes as biological vectors, and equines and humans as dead-end hosts. Despite the presence of potential vector species, there is no information about the existence of WNV in mosquito vectors in Iran. The Iranian West Azerbaijan Province is located in the northwestern part of Iran and has borders with Turkey, Iraq, Armenia, and the Republic of Azerbaijan. The current study was conducted to identify the wetland mosquitoes of the West Azerbaijan Province and their infection with WNV. In this study, 2143 specimens were collected, comprising 1541 adults and 602 larvae. Six species belonging to four genera were collected and identified: Anopheles maculipennis sensu lato (s.l.), Culex (Cx.) hortensis, Cx. pipiens s.l., Cx. theileri, Culiseta longiareolata, and Aedes (Ae.) (Ochlerotatus) caspius. In total, 45 pools of mosquitoes were examined. Two of the adult pools collected from the same location showed the presence of WNV in Ae. (Och.) caspius, from Sangar, Makoo County, as confirmed by PCR and sequencing. Due to the discovery of WNV in the mosquito population of the region, and the presence of wetlands and significant populations of migratory birds, the health sector should carefully monitor the factors involved in the cycle of this disease. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 33% |
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 38 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 37 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 24% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 12 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 18% |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 12 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 November 2020.
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#15,740,505
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#747
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#150,074
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#8
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