- This confirms the obvious. Mosquitoes are man's
deadliest enemy and they can, and do,
- vector ANY virus, including HIV. Once a mosquito
has fed upon an infected animal...bird or chicken, for example,
- - or an infected human - they become instant carriers
of the disease. Viruses can remain in the digestive tract of
a mosquito for
- days, or they can reside on and in the mouth parts
of the insect and are easily injected into the next animal or
person bitten. -ed
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-
- Source: Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2008 Feb;8(1):105-110
- Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus In Mosquitoes
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- Collected From Thai Poultry Farm
-
- The abstract reproduced below is from a paper published
in the current issue of Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases. The paper is
titled: "Detection of H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus from Mosquitoes Collected
in an Infected Poultry Farm in Thailand. The authors are Barbazan P, Thitithanyanont
A, Misse D, Dubot A, Bosc P, Luangsri N, Gonzalez JP, Kittayapong P.; at
the Center of Excellence for Vectors and Vector-Borne Diseases, Faculty
of Science, Mahidol University at Salaya, Nakhonpathom, Thailand, and Institut
de Recherche pour le Developpement, IRD-UR 178, Paris, France.
-
- "Blood-engorged mosquitoes were collected at poultry
farms during an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Central
Thailand during October 2005. These mosquitoes tested positive for H5N1
virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results
were confirmed by limited sequencing of the H5 and N1 segments.
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- Infection and replication of this virus in the C6/36
mosquito cell line was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR. However,
transmission by mosquitoes was not evaluated, and further research is needed.
Collecting and testing mosquitoes engorged with the blood of domestic or
wild animals could be a valuable tool for veterinary and public health
authorities who conduct surveillance for H5N1 virus spread."
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- http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/vbz.2007.0142
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- Bus Admin, Tropical Agricultural Economics
- Univ of West Indies
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