No evidence of Zika, dengue, or chikungunya virus infection in field-caught mosquitoes from the Recife Metropolitan Region, Brazil, 2015 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: The Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR), north-eastern Brazil, was the epicentre of the 2015 Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic, which was followed by a 2016 chikungunya virus (CHIKV) epidemic. It historically has amongst the highest incidence of dengue virus (DENV) infections and is the only remai...

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Main Authors: Anita Ramesh, Claire L. Jeffries, Priscila Castanha, Paula A. S. Oliveira, Neal Alexander, Mary Cameron, Cynthia Braga, Thomas Walker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wellcome 2019-06-01
Series:Wellcome Open Research
Online Access:https://wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/4-93/v1