Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jan;29(1):164-169. doi: 10.3201/eid2901.220036.
We collected >40,000 mosquitoes from 5 provinces in South Africa during 2011-2018 and screened for zoonotic flaviviruses. We detected West Nile virus in mosquitoes from conservation and periurban sites and potential new mosquito vectors; Banzi virus was rare. Our results suggest flavivirus transmission risks are increasing in South Africa.
我们在 2011 年至 2018 年期间从南非 5 个省收集了 >40000 只蚊子,并对其进行了检测以筛查动物源黄病毒。我们在来自自然保护区和城郊地区的蚊子中检测到了西尼罗河病毒以及可能的新蚊媒;班芝病毒则较为罕见。我们的结果表明,黄病毒在南非的传播风险正在增加。