Experimental infection and vector competence of Zika virus in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Experimental infection and vector competence of Zika virus in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

Objective. To gain a better understanding of the Zika virus (ZIKV) vector transmission in Mexico, we determined the vector competence of a local population of Ae. aegypti (Aca­pulco, Guerrero) for a strain of ZIKV isolated from a Mexican febrile patient. Materials and methods. Eggs were hatched and...

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Main Authors: Nayeli Sánchez-Casiano, Jorge Cime-Castillo, Marbella Ovilla-Muñoz, Judith Ramírez-Arroyo, Casandra González-Acosta, Miguel Moreno-García, Fabián Correa-Morales, Victoria Pando-Robles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2020-02-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
vector competence
zika virus
aedes aegypti
mexico
Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/10835

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