Lack of Vector Competence in UK Culex pipiens molestus for Oropouche Virus
Jack Pilgrim, Victoria Elena Sy, Quentin Multeau, Thamil Vaani Komarasamy, Alain Kohl, Marcus S. C. Blagrove, Jolanta Tanianis-Hughes, Jolyon M. Medlock, Christopher J. Sanders, Matthew Baylis, Isabelle Dietrich
The paper tests if UK Culex pipiens molestus mosquitoes can transmit Oropouche virus, finding no evidence of infection in tested individuals.
bioRxiv · May 7, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology