Low risk of transmission of prototype and newly emerged Oropouche virus strains by European Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus, and Anopheles atroparvus mosquitoes
Ana Lucia Rosales Rosas, Edith Janssens, Sam Verwimp, Koen Bartholomeeusen, Cédric Van Dun, Katrien Trappeniers, Kevin K. Ariën, Ruth Müller, Leen Delang, Marco Brustolin
This study assesses the vector competence of European mosquitoes for Oropouche virus strains and finds low transmission risk.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Jan 5, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology