Research on the mosquitoes of Angola - Systematic Catalog of ...

RIBEIRO, H. & RAMOS. H. Cunha -- <strong>Research</strong> o the mosquitoes of Agola -- X
viruses in nature (96) (97). In Africa, this was shown to be the case of the
Germiston, Sindbis, Wesselsbron, West Nile, Banzi, Ingwavuma and
Olifantsvlei arboviruses, the first four ones known to occur also among
human populations in Angola (98). C. thalassius, in turn, was shown by
Kerr (99) to be a potencial vector of the Yellow Fever virus.
Species of the second group may be particularly important in conveying
viruses from the wild animal reservoir into human communities.
Banzi, Germiston and Witwatersrand arboviruses were isolated from
C. rubinotus in South Africa, while C. theileri is a proven carrier of Germiston,
Rift Valley Fever, Shuni, Sindbis and West Nile viruses.
AB viruses are also associated with some species in the third group.
Acado virus was isolated from a mixed pool of C. antennatus and C. univittatus
in Ethiopia, while univittatus was found to be naturally infected
in Africa with the viruses Ingwavuma, Mossuril, Sindbis, Spondweni,
Usutu, Wesselsbron and West Nile and was shown to be an experimental
vector of Banzi, Sindbis and West Nile arboviruses (100). C. p. pipiens, in
turn, was found naturally infected with Olifantsvlei virus in South Africa,
Sudan and Ethiopia, with Tahjna virus in Kenya, Moambique and
Europe and, quite recently, with viruses Sindbis and West Nile, also in
South Africa (101).
In the fourth group of species, Sindbis arbovirus was isolated from
wild C. tigripes females in the Transvaal.
Lastly, let us mention that in the Oriental Region C. p. quinque/asciatus,
C. bitaeniorhynchus and C. tritaeniorhynchus are known carriers
of other AB viruses, as well as vectors of human filariasis (36) (97) (102).
On the other hand, the role of C. p. quinque/asciatus as a secondary
vector of bancroftian filariasis in Tropical Africa is also now well established
(103).
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