Zika virus replication in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Brazil

Zika virus replication in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Brazil

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a flavivirus that has recently been associated with an increased incidence of neonatal microcephaly and other neurological disorders. The virus is primarily transmitted by mosquito bite, although other routes of infection have been implicated in some cases. The Aedes aegypti mos...

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Main Authors: Duschinka RD Guedes, Marcelo HS Paiva, Mariana MA Donato, Priscilla P Barbosa, Larissa Krokovsky, Sura W dos S Rocha, Karina LA Saraiva, Mônica M Crespo, Tatiana MT Rezende, Gabriel L Wallau, Rosângela MR Barbosa, Cláudia MF Oliveira, Maria AV Melo-Santos, Lindomar Pena, Marli T Cordeiro, Rafael F de O Franca, André LS de Oliveira, Christina A Peixoto, Walter S Leal, Constância FJ Ayres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
Aedes
Culex
microcephaly
vector competence
Zika
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2017.59

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