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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2025

Detection of Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses in Mosquitoes from Nepal.

Maurine Mumo Mutua, Sandesh Rimal, Sabin Shrestha, Anjana Kharbuja, Anjali Dulal, Suprabha Subedi, Renu Bhandari Dumre, Ashma Khadka, Ishan Gautam, Himal Luitel and 9 more

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Maurine Mumo MutuaDepartment of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Sandesh RimalCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sabin ShresthaCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Anjana KharbujaCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Anjali DulalCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Suprabha SubediCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Renu Bhandari DumreFreelance Public Health Professional, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ashma KhadkaCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ishan GautamNatural History Museum, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Himal LuitelAgriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal.
Merveille KapandjiDepartment of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Shingo InoueKenya Research Station, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Yuki TakamatsuDepartment of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Basu Dev PandeyDEJIMA Infectious Diseases Research Alliance, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Satoshi KanekoKenya Research Station, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Takeshi UranoCenter for Vaccines and Therapeutic Antibodies for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan.
Kouichi MoritaDepartment of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Shyam Prakash DumreCentral Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Mya Myat Ngwe TunDepartment of Virology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dengue virus (DENV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection present with similar symptoms and are transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. Until now, there have been no reported cases of DENV and CHIKV being detected in mosquitoes in Nepal. This study identified circulating arboviruses from mosquitoes collected in the capital city Kathmandu, and Dhading, Bhaktapur, and Lalitpur districts of Central Nepal in 2023. Of 105 Aedes pooled samples, 16 (15.2%) were positive for DENV, and six (5.7%) were positive for CHIKV by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. DENV-2 was the most common serotype (11.4%), aligning with recent outbreaks in Nepal in 2023, followed by DENV-3 and DENV-4 (1.9% each). To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first report to detect DENV and CHIKV in Aedes mosquitoes circulating in Nepal. This study highlights the need for mosquito surveillance to prevent future outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in Nepal.

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AedesChikungunya FeverChikungunya virusDengueDengue VirusMosquito VectorsAnimalsHumansNepal

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