Detección molecular de virus de encefalitis de Saint Louis en mosquitos de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Medicina (B.Aires)
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74(6): 433-436, dic. 2014. ilus
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in Spanish
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| ID: lil-750484
RESUMEN
Durante el mes de marzo de 2013 una población de palomas torcazas (Zenaida auriculata) se instaló en una zona céntrica de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Conociendo el rol que poseen estas aves como hospedadores competentes del virus de la encefalitis de Saint Louis (SLEV), fue colocada en el lugar una trampa de luz tipo CDC, a fin de realizar una vigilancia entomológica. Durante ese mes,fueron capturados 5 grupos de mosquitos (n = 48), 3 correspondieron a la especie Culex pipiens (n = 10) y 2 a Culex spp.(n = 38), no pudiéndose determinar en estos últimos con precisión la especie por encontrarse dañados. En un grupo de mosquitos Culex spp. se detectó el SLEV por técnicas moleculares. Posteriormente fue secuenciado y clasificado como perteneciente al genotipo III.
ABSTRACT
During March 2013 a population of eared doves (Zenaida auriculata) was established in the center of City of Buenos Aires. Considering the role of these birds as host competent for Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV), a CDC light trap was put in place to perform entomologic surveillance. During this month 5 pools of mosquitoes (n = 48) were collected and taxonomically determined. Three of them were classified as Culex pipiens (n = 10) and the other two were Culex spp. (n = 38). In this case, the mosquitoes species could not be determined due to that individuals were damaged. One of the Culex spp. pool was found to be positive for Saint Louis encephalitis virus by molecular techniques. This was then sequenced and classified as genotype III.
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Main subject:
Columbidae
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Culex
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Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
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Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Argentina
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Medicina (B.Aires)
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
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