@article{fdi:010085214,
  title = {{D}etection and isolation of {S}indbis virus from field collected mosquitoes in {T}imimoun, {A}lgeria},
  author = {{A}yhan, {N}. and {H}achid, {A}. and {T}hirion, {L}aurence and {B}enallal, {K}. {E}. and {P}ezzi, {L}. and {K}hardine, {F}. {A}. and {B}enbetka, {C}. and {B}enbetka, {S}. and {H}arrat, {Z}. and {C}harrel, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}indbis virus ({SINV}) is a zoonotic alphavirus (family {T}ogaviridae, genus {A}lphavirus) that causes human diseases in {A}frica, {E}urope, {A}sia, and {A}ustralia. {O}ccasionally, {SINV} outbreaks were reported in {S}outh {A}frica and northern {E}urope. {B}irds are the main amplifying hosts of {SINV}, while mosquitoes play the role of the primary vector. {C}ulex mosquitoes were collected in {A}lgeria and subsequently tested for {SINV}. {SINV} {RNA} was detected in 10 pools out of 40, from a total of 922 mosquitoes tested. {A} strain of {SINV} was isolated from a pool displaying high viral load. {W}hole-genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis showed that the {SINV} {A}lgeria isolate was most closely related to a {K}enyan strain. {T}his was the first record of {SINV} in {A}lgeria and more broadly in northwestern {A}frica, which can be a potential risk for human health in the circulating area. {F}urther studies are needed to measure the impact on public health through seroprevalence studies in {A}lgeria.},
  keywords = {{S}indbis virus ; alphavirus ; {T}ogaviridae ; {C}ulex pipiens ; {C}ulex perexiguus ; arbovirus ; {A}lgeria ; {ALGERIE} ; {TIMIMOUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{V}iruses},
  volume = {14},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {894 [9 p.]},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.3390/v14050894},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085214},
}