title: First molecular identification of Dirofilaria spp. (Onchocercidae) in mosquitoes from Serbia.
abstract: Dirofilariosis is a common and widespread veterinary health issue in several European countries with notable zoonotic potential. The causative agents are Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens nematoda species which are transmitted by different mosquito vectors. Similar to other mosquito-borne infections, the knowledge about mosquito species involved in disease transmission is crucial for the complex understanding of local transmission cycles. Since there is no available data on mosquito species, potentially involved in disease transmission from Serbia, 6369 female mosquito individuals were retrospectively tested for Dirofilaria nematodes, collected from 13 localities in Vojvodina province, Serbia, in 2013. Altogether, 8.33 % of tested pools showed positivity, composed of five mosquito species, mainly, Culex pipiens and Aedes vexans. D. immitis and D. repens were both detected from multiple localities, during the whole period of mosquito breeding season, which provides the first data on local transmission characteristics regarding mosquitoes from the Balkans.
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Kornélia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurucz
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.|Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6., H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Anett
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kepner
authors.affiliation: Ciklonizacija, Primorska 76., 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Bosiljka
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krtinic
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.|Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6., H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Brigitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zana
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.|Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6., H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Fanni
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Földes
authors.affiliation: Institute for Veterinary Medical Research, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 18., H-1581, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Krisztián
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bányai
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.|Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6., H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Miklós
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oldal
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.|Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6., H-7624, Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: Ferenc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jakab
authors.affiliation: Virological Research Group, Szentágothai Research Centre, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 20, H-7624, Pécs, Hungary. kemenesi.gabor@gmail.com.|Institute of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs, Ifjúság útja 6., H-7624, Pécs, Hungary. kemenesi.gabor@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gábor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kemenesi
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001947:Breeding; D003465:Culex / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology; D004183:Dirofilaria immitis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060348:Dirofilaria repens / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D000072138:Mosquito Vectors / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology; D055771:Serbia
keywords: Aedes vexans; Coquillettidia richiardii; Culex pipiens; Hearthworm; Mosquito surveillance; Ochlarotatus caspius; Ochlerotatus sticticus