A novel flavivirus strain detected in phlebotomine sandflies in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Aim Phlebotominae sandflies are primary vectors of phleboviruses, causing the sandfly fever disease. The aim of this study was to detect and report the presence of flaviviruses in Phlebotominae sandflies captured in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods After a microscopic and morphometric analysis, the f...

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Veröffentlicht in:Medicinski glasnik 2020-08, Vol.17 (2), p.301-307
Hauptverfasser: Hukić, Mirsada, Avdihodžić, Halida, Kurolt, Ivan-Christian, Markotić, Alemka, Hanjalić, Jasna, Kapur-Pojskić, Lejla, Mahmuljin, Irma, Avdić, Monia, Salimović-Bešić, Irma, Smajlović-Skenderagić, Lejla
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Zusammenfassung:Aim Phlebotominae sandflies are primary vectors of phleboviruses, causing the sandfly fever disease. The aim of this study was to detect and report the presence of flaviviruses in Phlebotominae sandflies captured in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods After a microscopic and morphometric analysis, the final identification of collected Phlebotomus specimens was confirmed by PCR, using a hemi-nested polymerase chain reaction on extracted and reversely transcribed RNA. Results We obtained a 155 nt long fragment of the viral non-structural protein 5 (NS5) gene (GenBank accession no. MN090154). The acquired nucleotide sequence, provisionally named as Drežnica, showed a maximum of 70-80% identity in 70-88% (110-137 nucleotides) of the query coverage with several Anopheles, Sabethes, Calbertado and Culex flaviviruses. Maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis showed that the new flavivirus Drežnica clusters together with the flavivirus isolated from Culiseta annulata mosquitos. Conclusion We report the presence of flavivirus in Phlebotominae sandflies, captured in Drežnica, Herzegovina for the first time. The next phase of research will be directed towards virus cultivation, obtaining a longer or complete virus sequence and clarifying the medical and epidemiological importance of the Drežnica virus.
ISSN:1840-0132
1840-0132
1840-2445
DOI:10.17392/1212-20