Version 1
: Received: 28 March 2017 / Approved: 28 March 2017 / Online: 28 March 2017 (16:38:17 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 30 March 2017 / Approved: 30 March 2017 / Online: 30 March 2017 (04:53:34 CEST)
How to cite:
Schilke, R.E. Surveillance of Mosquitoes for Zika Virus in Westchester County, New York. Preprints2017, 2017030211. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201703.0211.v1
Schilke, R.E. Surveillance of Mosquitoes for Zika Virus in Westchester County, New York. Preprints 2017, 2017030211. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201703.0211.v1
Schilke, R.E. Surveillance of Mosquitoes for Zika Virus in Westchester County, New York. Preprints2017, 2017030211. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201703.0211.v1
APA Style
Schilke, R.E. (2017). Surveillance of Mosquitoes for Zika Virus in Westchester County, New York. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201703.0211.v1
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Schilke, R.E. 2017 "Surveillance of Mosquitoes for Zika Virus in Westchester County, New York" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201703.0211.v1
Abstract
In 2015 in Brazil, Zika virus showed features of geographic expansion and potentially increased virulence. In 2016, New York State issued emergency regulations after the World Health Organization declared Zika virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. In this study, mosquito surveillance was conducted in Westchester County, New York, to identify Zika virus and other arboviruses. Twenty trap sites were used for surveillance of Aedesalbopictus mosquitoes, the Zika virus vector. The Westchester County Department of Health performed testing for Zika, West Nile, Eastern equine encephalitis, and other flaviviruses on 369 batches comprising 8,891 mosquitoes. Aedesalbopictus mosquitoes were identified in Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester, and New York City. Despite the increased capacity for specimen analysis, Zika virus was not detected. This study provides the first evidence of appropriate Zika virus surveillance. However, the results do not allow determination of the potential mechanism of local vector-to-human transmission of Zika virus among Aedesalbopictus mosquitoes. This study adds to the evidence regarding the distribution, emergence, and trapping capabilities of potential Zika virus vectors.
Keywords
Zika virus; Flavivirus; RNA Viruses; Viruses; surveillance; occurrence; epidemiology; West Nile virus; Aedes; Culicidae
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Insect Science
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
