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This study presents a new multi-loci metabarcoding method for comprehensive mosquito-borne disease surveillance. This affordable molecular xenomonitoring approach identifies mosquito vectors, viruses, and hosts, enhancing public health strategies.

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  • Environmental Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Next-generation sequencing (NGS) offers potential for disease surveillance but is underutilized.
  • Current methods for mosquito-borne disease surveillance can be fragmented.
  • Accurate identification of vectors, hosts, and pathogens is crucial for effective control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a comprehensive multi-loci metabarcoding approach for integrated mosquito and arbovirus surveillance.
  • To enable parallel identification of mosquito vectors, circulating arboviruses, and vertebrate hosts from bulk mosquito collections.
  • To assess the feasibility and efficiency of this molecular xenomonitoring (MX) approach in real-world field samples.

Main Methods:

  • Applied a multi-loci metabarcoding strategy to 110 bulk mosquito collections and 28 single-species pools.
  • Utilized universal alphavirus and flavivirus primers for arbovirus screening.
  • Combined viral amplicons with mosquito (ITS2), invertebrate (COI), and vertebrate (Cyt b) barcode amplicons for parallel sequencing.

Main Results:

  • Successfully identified mosquito vectors, including those misidentified morphologically, and provided relative abundance estimates.
  • Detected a diverse vertebrate host community (18 species), enabling host preference analysis.
  • Identified prevalent arboviruses and insect-specific viruses, with comparable sensitivity to RT-qPCR for key Australian arboviruses.

Conclusions:

  • Multi-loci metabarcoding is an affordable and efficient molecular xenomonitoring tool for complete mosquito-borne disease surveillance.
  • This integrated approach enhances understanding of disease transmission pathways by linking vectors, hosts, and pathogens.
  • The method demonstrates significant potential for transforming arbovirus surveillance and control strategies.