Moving Arbovirology in a Changing World

Jean-Paul Gonzalez ,Tom Vincent

doi:10.33696/casereports.1.004

Abstract

Arbovirology, Arbovirus, Arthropod-borne virus, these are informal name that refers to all virus types infecting “blood sucker” arthropod vector, capable to multiply the virus and to transmit it to vertebrates through their bite.

Highlights

From the recent article on “Exploiting the Legacy of the Arbovirus Hunters” [2], it is clear that “a generational gap has developed in the community of arbovirus research.”
This has several origins, with the wellrecognized one starting in the early 1980s, when the HIV pandemic suddenly moved the resources and the scientists away from arbovirology to a neglected field of retroviruses, with a positive impact by funding the emerging biotechnologies successfully accompanying the domain (Pathogen Molecular detection)
New virus sequences of novel virus isolates - that are changing our understanding of the virus world and dramatically impairing the field of arbovirology toward eco-epidemiology - viruses and natural hosts suspected or unknown - and the fundamentals of the immune response

Summary

Introduction

From the recent article on “Exploiting the Legacy of the Arbovirus Hunters” [2], it is clear that “a generational gap has developed in the community of arbovirus research.” This has several origins, with the wellrecognized one starting in the early 1980s, when the HIV pandemic suddenly moved the resources and the scientists away from arbovirology to a neglected field of retroviruses, with a positive impact by funding the emerging biotechnologies successfully accompanying the domain (Pathogen Molecular detection). The sheer number of these viruses make it difficult to justify funding for research or surveillance for every virus, much less a virus that does not cause disease in humans.

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