Experimental Assessment of Zika Virus Mechanical Transmission by <em>Aedes aegypti</em>

The pandemic emergence of several mosquito-borne viruses highlights the need to understand the different ways in which they can be transmitted by vectors to human hosts. In this study, we evaluated the propensity of <i>Aedes aegypti</i> to transmit mechanically Zika virus (ZIKV) using an...

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Main Authors: Antoine Boullis, Nadège Cordel, Cécile Herrmann-Storck, Anubis Vega-Rúa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/8/695