Volume 23, Number 10—October 2017
Dispatch
Usutu Virus RNA in Mosquitoes, Israel, 2014–2015
Batya Mannasse, Ella Mendelson, Laor Orshan, Orna Mor, Uri Shalom, Tamar Yeger, and Yaniv Lustig
Table
Analysis of mosquitoes for Usutu virus, northern Israel, 2014–2015*
| Collection site no. | Virus name | Location of collection site | Date of sample collection | Mosquito species | MLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usutu, 269 m/2015/Israel | Sdeh Eliahu | 2015 Jun 30 | Culex perexigus | 0.0047 |
| 2 | Usutu, 550 m/2015/Israel | Midrach Stream | 2015 Sep 8 | Cx. perexigus | 0.0025 |
| 3 | Usutu, 558 m/2015/Israel | Yeftachel | 2015 Sep 8 | Cx. pipiens | 0.0138 |
| 4 | Usutu, 569 m/2015/Israel | Yeftachel | 2015 Sep 8 | Cx. pipiens | 0.0138 |
| 5 | Usutu, 593 m/2015/Israel | Haifa | 2015 Sep 21 | Aedes albopictus | 1 |
| 6 | Usutu, 610 m/2014/Israel | Kityat Ata | 2014 Oct 2 | Cx. pipiens | 0.0041 |
*Virus-positive mosquitoes were identified by using real-time reverse transcription PCR. MLE for infection rate was calculated by using the EpiTools epidemiologic calculators method (http://epitools.ausvet.com.au/content.php?page = PPVariablePoolSize). MLE, maximum likelihood estimate.
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