Article
Brazilian Aedes aegypti as a Competent Vector for Multiple Complex Arboviral Coinfections
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RODRIGUES, Nilton Barnabé et al. Brazilian Aedes aegypti as a Competent Vector for Multiple Complex Arboviral Coinfections. J Infect Dis., v. 224, n. 1, p. 101-108, 2021.doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab066.
0022-1899
10.1093/infdis/jiab066.
Autor
Rodrigues, Nilton Barnabé
Godoy, Raquel Soares Maia
Orfano, Alessandra Silva
Chaves, Barbara Aparecida
Campolina, Thais Bonifácio
Costa, Breno Dos Anjos
Félix, Luíza Dos Santos
Silva, Breno Melo
Norris, Douglas Eric
Pimenta, Paulo Filemon Paolucci
Secundino, Nagila Francinete Costa
Resumen
Background: Aedes aegypti is a highly competent vector in the transmission of arboviruses, such as chikungunya, dengue, Zika, and yellow fever viruses, and causes single and coinfections in the populations of tropical countries.
Methods: The infection rate, viral abundance (VA), vector competence (VC), disseminated infection, and survival rate were recorded after single and multiple infections of the vector with 15 combinations of chikungunya, dengue, Zika, and yellow fever arboviruses.
Results: Infection rates were 100% in all single and multiple infection experiments, except in 1 triple coinfection that presented a rate of 50%. The VC and disseminated infection rate varied from 100% (in single and quadruple infections) to 40% (in dual and triple infections). The dual and triple coinfections altered the VC and/or VA of ≥1 arbovirus. The highest viral VAs were detected for a single infection with chikungunya. The VAs in quadruple infections were similar when compared with each respective single infection. A decrease in survival rates was observed in a few combinations.
Conclusions: A. aegypti was able to host all single and multiple arboviral coinfections. The interference of the chikungunya virus suggests that distinct arbovirus families may have a significant role in complex coinfections.