title: Detection of Orthobunyavirus in mosquitoes collected in Argentina.
abstract: Bunyamwera virus (BUNV) (Bunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus, serogroup Bunyamwera) is considered an emerging pathogen for humans and animals in American countries. The CbaAr-426 strain of BUNV was recovered from mosquitoes Ochlerotatus albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) collected in Córdoba province (Argentina), where serological studies detected high seroprevalences in humans and animals. Molecular detection of Orthobunyavirus was performed in mosquitoes collected in Córdoba province. Seventeen mosquito pools of Oc. albifasciatus, Ochlerotatus scapularis and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) showed positive results; four of these positive pools, all of Oc. scapularis, were sequenced. All amplicons grouped with BUNV in the Bunyamwera serogroup. The findings highlight the circulation of BUNV in Córdoba province and represent the first report of BUNV-infected Oc. scapularis mosquitoes in Argentina.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Arbovirus, Instituto de Virología Dr J. M. Vanella, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Tauro
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Arbovirus, Instituto de Virología Dr J. M. Vanella, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.|Departamento de Ciencias Básicas y Tecnológicas, Instituto de Ambiente de Montañas y Regiones Áridas, Universidad Nacional de Chilecito, Chilecito, Argentina.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Batallan
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Arbovirus, Instituto de Virología Dr J. M. Vanella, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rivarola
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Biología Animal, Departamento de Ciencas Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Rioja, La Rioja, Argentina.|Cátedra de Entomología, Centro de Investigaciones Entomológicas de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Visintin
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Arbovirus, Instituto de Virología Dr J. M. Vanella, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Berrón
authors.affiliation: Seção Virologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ministério da Saúde, Belem, Brazil.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Arbovirus, Instituto de Virología Dr J. M. Vanella, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.|Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIByT-CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.affiliation: Cátedra de Entomología, Centro de Investigaciones Entomológicas de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.|Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas (IIByT-CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Almiron
authors.affiliation: Centro de Inovações Tecnológicas, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Ministério da Saúde, Belem, Brazil.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Arbovirus, Instituto de Virología Dr J. M. Vanella, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Contigiani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology*; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019590:Nucleocapsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016851:Orthobunyavirus / Q000235:genetics*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D019590:Nucleocapsid Proteins
keywords: Argentina; Bunyamwera virus; Bunyaviridae; Córdoba; Orthobunyavirus; mosquitoes