2025
Effect of chikungunya, Mayaro and Una virus coinfection on vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Visser T, Wang H, Abbo S, Vogels C, Koenraadt C, Pijlman G. Effect of chikungunya, Mayaro and Una virus coinfection on vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. One Health 2025, 20: 100991. PMID: 40027925, DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.100991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVector competenceDistribution of virusesViral loadEffect of coinfectionVirus coinfectionGeographical distribution of virusesInfectious blood mealInfluence vector competenceAssess public health risksUNaVCoinfectionBlood mealCompetent vectorsDual infectionUrban transmission cyclesMosquito bitesTriple coinfectionPublic health riskTransmission cycleCo-circulationTriple infection
2021
Reproducing the Rift Valley fever virus mosquito-lamb-mosquito transmission cycle
Wichgers Schreur PJ, Vloet RPM, Kant J, van Keulen L, Gonzales JL, Visser TM, Koenraadt CJM, Vogels CBF, Kortekaas J. Reproducing the Rift Valley fever virus mosquito-lamb-mosquito transmission cycle. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 1477. PMID: 33446733, PMCID: PMC7809480, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79267-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRift Valley fever virusAnimal modelsFeeding of mosquitoesNatural target speciesMortality of newbornsEfficacy of vaccinesHigher infection rateViremia levelsIntravenous inoculationTransmission of mosquitoVector competence experimentsAedes aegypti mosquitoesBlood-feeding behaviorRVFV infectionInfected mosquitoesExtrinsic incubation periodInfection rateMembrane feedingFever virusRVFV transmissionAbortion stormsAegypti mosquitoesBlood mealVirusTransmission cycle
2018
Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Göertz GP, Lingemann M, Geertsema C, Abma-Henkens MHC, Vogels CBF, Koenraadt CJM, van Oers MM, Pijlman GP. Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006958. PMID: 30412583, PMCID: PMC6249005, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHIKV replicationChikungunya virusAedes aegypti mosquitoesMosquito cellsAegypti mosquitoesTransmission of CHIKVCHIKV infectionHypervariable domainMosquito salivaHost proteinsInfectionCHIKV mutantsChikungunya Virus nsP3Non-structural proteinsCHIKV nsP3Arthropod-borneEfficient infectionIntervention strategiesViral RNATransmission cycleMosquitoesFGDF motifsCellsMammalian cellsRich motif
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