Table 8. Evidence of MAYV infection in arthropods.
Genus | Species | Notes | Year | Citation |
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Haemagogus | Hg. janthinomys | Pools of Hg. janthinomys yielded nine isolates by injection into suckling mice | 1978 | [19] |
A pool of two Hg. janthinomys yielded one strain by inoculation into newborn mice and C6/36 cells and confirmed by complement fixation and immunofluorescent assays | 2008 | [62] | ||
Mayaro virus isolate BeAr505578, complete genome. GenBank accession no. KY618129 | 1991 | GenBank: KY618129 | ||
Mayaro virus isolate BeAr505411. Genbank accession no. DQ487382 | 1991 | [95] | ||
Hg. equinus | One MAYV isolate detected by viral culture using Vero cells with confirmation in microplates. | 1973–76 | [76] | |
Hg. lucifer | Two MAYV isolates detected by viral culture using Vero cells with confirmation in microplates. | 1973–76 | [76] | |
NA | Twenty-five isolates reported. No further information provided. | NA | [56] | |
Mayaro virus isolate BeAr350396. GenBank accession no. DQ487388 | 1978 | [95] | ||
Complete Genome Sequence of Mayaro Virus Strain BeAr 20290. GenBank accession no. KT754168. | 1960 | [72] | ||
Aedes | Ae. aegypti | Two out of 57 (3.5%) pools positive by PCR and isolated in C6/36 cells. | 2017 | [83] |
Four out of 171 (2.3%) pools positive by RT-PCR. One pool yielded an isolate after inoculation in Vero cells. | 2013 | [100] | ||
Ae. serratus | Addendum to the article states that one additional MAYV strain was isolated from Ae. serratus pools. No further information provided. | 1960 | [79] | |
Mansonia | M. venezuelensisa | MAYV was isolated in baby mice from a pool of 49 wild-caught M. venezuelensis mosquitoes. | 1957 | [52] |
One isolation. No further information provided. GenBank accession no. DQ487384. | 1957 | [56,95] | ||
Culex | C. nigripalpus | One pool out of 152 (0.7%) positive by RT-PCR. | 2014–15 | [81] |
C. quinqefasciatus | Twelve out of 403 (3%) pools positive by RT-PCR. One pool was isolated after inoculation in Vero cells. | 2013 | [100] | |
Twelve out of 179 (6.7%) pools positive by RT-PCR and isolation in Vero cells. | 2017–18 | [73] | ||
C. vomerifer | Wild-caught mosquitoes were allowed to feed on caged hamsters. The sera of one hamster produced MAYV antibodies by HI. | 1966 | [75] | |
NA | Mayaro virus strain BeAr757954, complete genome. GenBank accession no. KY618130. | 2011 | GenBank: KY618130 | |
One isolation. No further information provided. | NA | [56] | ||
Psorophora | P. ferox | A pool of P. ferox yielded one isolate by inoculation into Swiss mice. | 1959–62 | [74] |
Addendum to the article states that five additional MAYV strains were isolated from P. ferox pools. No further information provided. | 1960 | [79] | ||
NA | Four out of 748 (0.5%) pools yielded strains isolated by inoculation into Swiss mice from. Pools of 50 mosquitoes each were composed of P. albipes, P. ferox, or a combination of the two. | 1958 | [79] | |
Wyeomyia | NA | One pool out of 304 (0.3%) positive by RT-PCR. | 2006–14 | [68] |
Sabethes | NA | Two isolations. No further information provided | NA | [56] |
Gigantolaelaps | NA | One isolation. No further information provided | NA | [56] |
Ixodes | NA | Genbank accession no. DQ487378 | 1961 | [95] |
a The mosquito Mansonia venezuelensis is now referred to as Coquillettidia venezuelensis.