Detection of Zika Virus in <i>Aedes aegypti</i> and <i>Aedes albopictus</i> Mosquitoes Collected in Urban Forest Fragments in the Brazilian Amazon

Detection of Zika Virus in <i>Aedes aegypti</i> and <i>Aedes albopictus</i> Mosquitoes Collected in Urban Forest Fragments in the Brazilian Amazon

Zika virus (ZIKV) is an RNA flavivirus (<i>Flaviviridae</i> family) endemic in tropical and subtropical regions that is transmitted to humans by <i>Aedes</i> (<i>Stegomyia</i>) species mosquitoes. The two main urban vectors of ZIKV are <i>Aedes aegypti</i...

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Main Authors: Erika Oliveira Gomes, Lívia Sacchetto, Maurício Teixeira, Bárbara Aparecida Chaves, Adam Hendy, Claudia Mendonça, Izabele Guimarães, Ramon Linhares, Daniela Brito, Danielle Valério, Jady Shayenne Mota Cordeiro, Alexandre Vilhena Silva Neto, Vanderson Souza Sampaio, Vera Margarete Scarpassa, Michaela Buenemann, Nikos Vasilakis, Djane Clarys Baia-da-Silva, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, Maria Paula Gomes Mourão, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
mosquito surveillance
arbovirus
forest
Amazon
ZIKV
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/6/1356

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