Zika Virus Vector Competency of Mosquitoes, Gulf Coast, United States

Zika Virus Vector Competency of Mosquitoes, Gulf Coast, United States

Zika virus has recently spread throughout the Americas. Although Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are considered the primary vector, Culex quinquefasciatus and mosquitoes of other species may also be vectors. We tested Cx. quinquefasciatus and Ae. taeniorhynchus mosquitoes from the US Gulf Coast; both were...

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Main Authors: Charles E. Hart, Christopher M. Roundy, Sasha R. Azar, Jing H. Huang, Ruimei Yun, Erin Reynolds, Grace Leal, Martin R. Nava, Jeremy Vela, Pamela M. Stark, Mustapha Debboun, Shannan L. Rossi, Scott C. Weaver, Saravanan Thangamani, Nikos Vasilakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika
Zika virus
vector
competence
Culex quinquefasciatus
Aedes taeniorhynchus
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/3/16-1636_article

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