articlePLoS neglected tropical diseasesMar 3, 2016GOLD OA

Differential Susceptibilities of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from the Americas to Zika Virus

TCThaís Chouin-CarneiroAVAnubis Vega-RúaMVMarie VazeilleAYAndré YébakimaRGRomain Girod

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · Institut Pasteur · +4 more institutions

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Since the major outbreak in 2007 in the Yap Island, Zika virus (ZIKV) causing dengue-like syndromes has affected multiple islands of the South Pacific region. In May 2015, the virus was detected in Brazil and then spread through South and Central America. In December 2015, ZIKV was detected in French Guiana and Martinique. The aim of the study was to evaluate the vector competence of the mosquito spp. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus from the Caribbean (Martinique, Guadeloupe), North America (southern United States), South America (Brazil, French Guiana) for the currently circulating Asian genotype of ZIKV isolated from a patient in April 2014 in New Caledonia. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:…

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  • Aedes aegypti
  • Aedes albopictus
  • Martinique
  • Zika virus
  • Dengue fever
  • Aedes
  • Biology
  • Virology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life below water
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