Wills W M, Jakob W L, Francy D B, Oertley R E, Anani E, Calisher C H, Monath T P
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1985;79(1):63-6. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(85)90238-x.
A study in late 1979 to early 1980 was conducted to assess arbovirus activity in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. From 38,245 mosquitoes collected at 3 locations, 16 isolations of Sindbis virus were made: 13 from Culex univittatus and one each from Cx tritaeniorhynchus, Cx pipiens complex, and Culex spp. These isolations represent the first records of a mosquito-borne virus from the Gulf of Arabia and implicate Cx univittatus as the principal vector. A potential risk of human diseases exists due to Sindbis virus in Saudi Arabia.
1979年末至1980年初开展了一项研究,以评估沙特阿拉伯东部省份的虫媒病毒活动情况。在3个地点采集的38245只蚊子中,分离出了16株辛德毕斯病毒:13株来自单带库蚊,1株分别来自三带喙库蚊、尖音库蚊复合组和库蚊属。这些分离结果代表了来自阿拉伯湾的蚊媒病毒的首批记录,并表明单带库蚊是主要传播媒介。在沙特阿拉伯,由于辛德毕斯病毒,存在人类疾病的潜在风险。