West Nile and Zika viruses in bats from a suburban area of Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Infections with viruses of the Flavivirus genus were explored in 22 bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. The detection of the viral genus was performed by RT‐PCR, and infections with dengue (DENV 1–4), West Nile (WNV) and Zika (ZIKV) viruses were subsequently explored. Sequences...

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Published in:Zoonoses and public health 2021-11, Vol.68 (7), p.834-841
Main Authors: Torres‐Castro, Marco, Noh‐Pech, Henry, Hernández‐Betancourt, Silvia, Peláez‐Sánchez, Ronald, Lugo‐Caballero, César, Puerto, Fernando I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Animals
bats
Chiroptera
Dengue - veterinary
Dengue fever
epidemiology
Flavivirus
Human diseases
infection
Infections
Mexico - epidemiology
Nucleotide sequence
PCR
Suburban areas
Vector-borne diseases
Viruses
West Nile virus
Zika virus
Zika Virus - genetics
Zika Virus Infection - diagnosis
Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology
Zika Virus Infection - veterinary
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Summary:Infections with viruses of the Flavivirus genus were explored in 22 bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. The detection of the viral genus was performed by RT‐PCR, and infections with dengue (DENV 1–4), West Nile (WNV) and Zika (ZIKV) viruses were subsequently explored. Sequences from positive products were analysed using the BLAST algorithm to determine identity. In 7 (31.8%) and 2 (9.1%) bats, WNV and ZIKV were identified, respectively. The bioinformatic analysis showed 98%–100% coverage and identity for both viruses. Molecular evidence of WNV and ZIKV natural infection in bats from Yucatan, Mexico, is presented.
ISSN:1863-1959
1863-2378
DOI:10.1111/zph.12834