Genome Sequences of Five Arboviruses in Field-Captured Mosquitoes in a Unique Rural Environment of South Korea

Jun Hang; Terry A Klein; Heung-Chul Kim; Yu Yang; Dereje D Jima; Jason H Richardson; Richard G Jarman

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01644-15

Genome Sequences of Five Arboviruses in Field-Captured Mosquitoes in a Unique Rural Environment of South Korea

Genome Announc. 2016 Jan 28;4(1):e01644-15. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01644-15.

Authors

Jun Hang¹, Terry A Klein², Heung-Chul Kim³, Yu Yang⁴, Dereje D Jima⁴, Jason H Richardson⁵, Richard G Jarman⁴

Affiliations

¹ Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA Jun.Hang.civ@mail.mil.
² U.S. Army Public Health District-Korea (P), 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 15281, APO AP 96205-5281, USA.
³ U.S. Army 5th Medical Detachment, 168th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 65th Medical Brigade, Unit 25247, APO AP 96205-5247, USA.
⁴ Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.
⁵ Armed Forces Pest Management Board, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

Abstract

Here, we present the genome sequences of one mesonivirus and four novel arboviruses observed in Culex bitaeniorhynchus and Culex pipiens, captured in and near the demilitarized zone, Republic of Korea. Results suggest the ubiquitous presence of mesoniviruses and the discovery of a potentially new species of arboviruses in field-captured mosquitoes.