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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Autores principales: Hart, Charles E., Roundy, Christopher M., Azar, Sasha R., Huang, Jing H., Yun, Ruimei, Reynolds, Erin, Leal, Grace, Nava, Martin R., Vela, Jeremy, Stark, Pamela M., Debboun, Mustapha, Rossi, Shannan, Vasilakis, Nikos, Thangamani, Saravanan, Weaver, Scott C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28005002
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.161636
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Sumario: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 refractory to infection and incapable of transmission.

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