Mosquito & Vector News
Enhanced infection and transmission of the 2022–2024 Oropouche virus strain in the North American biting midge Culicoides sonorensis
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Scroggs SL, et al. Sci Rep 15, 27368 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11337-8. Abstract: Oropouche virus (OROV) is a vector-borne zoonotic virus that causes febrile illness in…
A mycelium-based carbon dioxide source for trapping vector mosquitoes
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Kim D, et al. 2025. Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 62, Issue 5, Pages 1338–1343, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf091 Abstract: Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a key…
Cache Valley virus: an emerging arbovirus of public and veterinary health importance
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Hughes HR, et al. 2023. Journal of Medical Entomology, 60(6), 2023, 1230–1241 https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad058 Abstract: Cache Valley virus (CVV) is a mosquito-borne virus in the…