Waiting in the wings: The potential of mosquito transmitted flaviviruses to emerge. (4th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Smith, Duncan R.
• Is Part Of: Critical reviews in microbiology. Volume 43:Number 4(2017)
• Page Start: 405
• Page End: 422
• Publication Date: 2017-07-04
• Subjects: Emerging infectious diseases -- zoonosis -- global footprint -- human disease; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Review Literature -- Periodicals; 579
• DOI: 10.1080/1040841X.2016.1230974
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1040-841X

Abstract

Abstract: The sudden dramatic emergence of the mosquito transmitted flavivirus Zika virus has bought to the world's attention a relatively obscure virus that was previously only known to specialist researchers. The genus Flavivirus of the family Flaviviridae contains a number of well-known mosquito transmitted human pathogenic viruses including the dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and West Nile viruses. However, the genus also contains a number of lesser known human pathogenic viruses transmitted by mosquitoes including Wesselsbron virus, Ilheus virus, St. Louis encephalitis virus and Usutu virus. This review summarizes our knowledge of these lesser known mosquito transmitted flaviviruses and highlights their potential to emerge.