Zika Virus Infection Produces a Reduction on Aedes aegypti Lifespan but No Effects on Mosquito Fecundity and Oviposition Success

Zika Virus Infection Produces a Reduction on Aedes aegypti Lifespan but No Effects on Mosquito Fecundity and Oviposition Success

A Zika virus (ZIKV) pandemic started soon after the first autochthonous cases in Latin America. Although Aedes aegypti is pointed as the primary vector in Latin America, little is known about the fitness cost due to ZIKV infection. We investigated the effects of ZIKV infection on the life-history tr...

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Main Authors: Isabella Dias da Silveira, Martha Thieme Petersen, Gabriel Sylvestre, Gabriela Azambuja Garcia, Mariana Rocha David, Márcio Galvão Pavan, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
Zika
vectorial capacity
survival
fecundity
disease transmission
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03011/full

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