This study assesses the vector competence of temperate and tropical mosquito species for Babanki virus, finding high infection and dissemination rates in multiple species.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Aug 24, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

A new high-throughput tool to screen mosquito-borne viruses in Zika virus endemic/epidemic areas

Sara Moutailler, Léna Yousfi, Laurence Mousson, Elodie Devillers, Marie Vazeille, Anubis Vega-Rúa, Yvon Perrin, Frédéric Jourdain, Fabrice Chandre, Arnaud Cannet, Sandrine Chantilly, Johana Restrepo, Amandine Guidez, Isabelle Dusfour, Filipe Vieira Santos de Abreu, , Anna‐Bella Failloux

The paper introduces a high-throughput tool to detect arboviruses in mosquitoes from Zika-endemic regions, showing its effectiveness in identifying circulating viruses.

Viruses · Sep 27, 2019Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology

De novo profiling of RNA viruses in Anopheles malaria vector mosquitoes from forest ecological zones in Senegal and Cambodia

Eugeni Belda, Ferdinand Nanfack-Minkeu, Karin Eiglmeier, Guillaume Carissimo, Inge Holm, Mawlouth Diallo, Diawo Diallo, Amélie Vantaux, Saorin Kim, Igor V. Sharakhov, Kenneth D. Vernick

The paper identifies novel RNA viruses in Anopheles mosquitoes from Senegal and Cambodia, revealing virome diversity and potential interactions with small RNA pathways.

BMC Genomics · Aug 20, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics