Low <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Vector Competence for Zika Virus from Viremic Rhesus Macaques

Low <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Vector Competence for Zika Virus from Viremic Rhesus Macaques

Despite worldwide efforts to understand the transmission dynamics of Zika virus (ZIKV), scanty evaluation has been made on the vector competence of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> fed directly on viremic human and non-human primates (NHPs). We blood-fed <i>Ae. aegypti</i> from two distr...

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Main Authors: Rosilainy Surubi Fernandes, Mariana Rocha David, Filipe Vieira Santos De Abreu, Anielly Ferreira-de-Brito, Noemi R. Gardinali, Sheila Maria Barbosa Lima, Márcia Cristina Ribeiro Andrade, Tatiana Kugelmeier, Jaqueline Mendes de Oliveira, Marcelo A. Pinto, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
non-human primates
rhesus macaques
Zika
viremia
vectorial capacity
transmission
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/12/1345

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