Detection and evolutionary characterization of arboviruses in mosquitoes and biting midges on Hainan Island, China, 2019-2023.

• Main Authors: Qun Wu (Author), Dingwei Sun (Author), Wahid Zaman (Author), Fei Wang (Author), Doudou Huang (Author), Haixia Ma (Author), Shunlong Wang (Author), Ying Liu (Author), Puyu Liu (Author), Xuexia Zeng (Author), Zhiming Yuan (Author), Han Xia (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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We conducted a large-scale survey of arboviruses in mosquitoes and biting midges to assess the presence and spread of mosquito-borne pathogens currently circulating on Hainan Island, China. RT-PCR assays were used to detect the arbovirus species, distribution, and infection rates in mosquitoes and b...