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Review
. 2018 Feb;33(1):5-20.
doi: 10.1007/s12250-018-0002-9. Epub 2018 Mar 12.

Mosquito-Associated Viruses in China

Han Xia  1 , Yujuan Wang  1   2 , Evans Atoni  1   2 , Bo Zhang  1 , Zhiming Yuan  3
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Review

Mosquito-Associated Viruses in China

Han Xia et al. Virol Sin. 2018 Feb.

Abstract

Mosquitoes are classified into approximately 3500 species and further grouped into 41 genera. Epidemiologically, they are considered to be among the most important disease vectors in the world and they can harbor a wide variety of viruses. Several mosquito viruses are considered to be of significant medical importance and can cause serious public health issues throughout the world. Such viruses are Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), dengue virus (DENV), chikungunya virus (CHIKV), and Zika virus (ZIKV). Others are the newly recognized mosquito viruses such as Banna virus (BAV) and Yunnan orbivirus (YNOV) with unclear medical significance. The remaining mosquito viruses are those that naturally infect mosquitoes but do not appear to infect humans or other vertebrates. With the continuous development and improvement of mosquito and mosquito-associated virus surveillance systems in China, many novel mosquito-associated viruses have been discovered in recent years. This review aims to systematically outline the history, characteristics, distribution, and/or current epidemic status of mosquito-associated viruses in China.

Keywords: China; Mosquito associated viruses; Public health; Vector.

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Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Animal and Human Rights Statement

This article does not contain any studies with human or animal subjects performed by any of the authors.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Distribution of mosquito-associated viruses across mainland China. There are 24 types of mosquito-associated viruses (Table 1) obtained from mosquitoes in different regions of China. The mosquito-associated viruses are highly prevalent in the regions of Yunnan, Beijing, Guangdong.
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