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Vertebrate reservoirs of arboviruses: myth, synonym of amplifier, or reality?
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SYSNO ASEP 0476163 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Vertebrate reservoirs of arboviruses: myth, synonym of amplifier, or reality? Author(s) Kuno, G. (US)
Mackenzie, J. S. (AU)
Junglen, S. (DE)
Hubálek, Zdeněk (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCID
Plyusnin, A. (FI)
Gubler, D. J. (SG)Number of authors 6 Article number 185 Source Title Viruses. - : MDPI
Roč. 9, č. 7 (2017)Number of pages 27 s. Language eng - English Country CH - Switzerland Keywords insect-specific virus ; arbovirus ; transmission mechanism ; vertebrate reservoir ; origin of arbovirus ; virus maintenance ; zoonosis ; host range Subject RIV EE - Microbiology, Virology OECD category Virology Institutional support UBO-W - RVO:68081766 UT WOS 000406684400027 EID SCOPUS 85025633335 DOI 10.3390/v9070185 Annotation The rapid succession of the pandemic of arbovirus diseases, such as dengue, West Nile fever, chikungunya, and Zika fever, has intensified research on these and other arbovirus diseases worldwide. Investigating the unique mode of vector-borne transmission requires a clear understanding of the roles of vertebrates. One major obstacle to this understanding is the ambiguity of the arbovirus definition originally established by the World Health Organization. The paucity of pertinent information on arbovirus transmission at the time contributed to the notion that vertebrates played the role of reservoir in the arbovirus transmission cycle. Because this notion is a salient feature of the arbovirus definition, it is important to reexamine its validity. This review addresses controversial issues concerning vertebrate reservoirs and their role in arbovirus persistence in nature, examines the genesis of the problem from a historical perspective, discusses various unresolved issues from multiple points of view, assesses the present status of the notion in light of current knowledge, and provides options for a solution to resolve the issue. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2018
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