Viral metagenomics of Culicides spp. from Turkiye. “The discovery of novel RNA viruses in mosquitoes by metagenomic analysis”

Arboviruses in significant capacity have existed in the Southern Aegean region of Turkey (Aydın, Muğla, Denizli, İzmir), which pose a risk to both animal and human health. The updated knowledge is not available about the status of these viruses due to the lack of a control program for Turkiye. In this study, genomes of viruses were investigated by next-generation sequencing and viral metagenomic with the thought that non-identified arboviruses might have already been circulating. This study would be beneficial and provide an integrative evaluation of public health for Turkiye.