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Xenomonitoring of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for the Presence of Filarioid Helminths in Eastern Austria
Joint Authors
Duscher, Georg
Übleis, Sarah Susanne
Cuk, Claudia
Nawratil, Michaela
Butter, Julia
Schoener, Ellen
Obwaller, Adelheid G.
Zechmeister, Thomas
Rubel, Franz
Lebl, Karin
Zittra, Carina
Fuehrer, Hans-Peter
Source
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Information on mosquito-borne filarioid helminths in Austria is scarce, but recent discoveries of Dirofilaria repens indicate autochthonous distribution of this parasite in Eastern Austria.
In the current xenomonitoring study, more than 48,000 mosquitoes were collected in Eastern Austria between 2013 and 2015, using different sampling techniques and storage conditions, and were analysed in pools with molecular tools for the presence of filarioid helminth DNA.
Overall, DNA of D.
repens, Setaria tundra, and two unknown filarioid helminths were documented in twenty mosquito pools within the mitochondrial cox1 gene (barcode region).
These results indicate that S.
tundra, with roe deer as definite hosts, is common in Eastern Austria, with most occurrences in floodplain mosquitoes (e.g., Aedes vexans).
Moreover, DNA of D.
repens was found in an Anopheles plumbeus mosquito close to the Slovakian border, indicating that D.
repens is endemic in low prevalence in Eastern Austria.
This study shows that xenomonitoring is an adequate tool to analyse the presence of filarioid helminths, but results are influenced by mosquito sampling techniques, storage conditions, and molecular protocols.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Übleis, Sarah Susanne& Cuk, Claudia& Nawratil, Michaela& Butter, Julia& Schoener, Ellen& Obwaller, Adelheid G.…[et al.]. 2018. Xenomonitoring of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for the Presence of Filarioid Helminths in Eastern Austria. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131258
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Übleis, Sarah Susanne…[et al.]. Xenomonitoring of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for the Presence of Filarioid Helminths in Eastern Austria. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131258
American Medical Association (AMA)
Übleis, Sarah Susanne& Cuk, Claudia& Nawratil, Michaela& Butter, Julia& Schoener, Ellen& Obwaller, Adelheid G.…[et al.]. Xenomonitoring of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) for the Presence of Filarioid Helminths in Eastern Austria. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1131258
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1131258