Alina Soto

The study profiles the virome of Culex and Aedes mosquitoes in Belgium, finding no abundant core virome and identifying 45 viruses, 28 novel, with species-specific patterns and Wolbachia prevalence.

The paper reports the first detection of kdr L1014F and ace-1 G119S insecticide resistance mutations in Belgian Culex mosquitoes, highlighting the need for surveillance.

This paper demonstrates that ex vivo midgut cultures of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can be efficiently infected by mosquito-borne alpha- and flaviviruses and used to test antiviral compounds.