Assessment of Local Mosquito Species Incriminates Aedes aegypti as the Potential Vector of Zika Virus in Australia.

Assessment of Local Mosquito Species Incriminates Aedes aegypti as the Potential Vector of Zika Virus in Australia.

BACKGROUND:Within the last 10 years Zika virus (ZIKV) has caused unprecedented epidemics of human disease in the nations and territories of the western Pacific and South America, and continues to escalate in both endemic and non-endemic regions. We evaluated the vector competence of Australian mosqu...

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Main Authors: Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Alyssa T Pyke, Peter R Moore, Ian M Mackay, Jamie L McMahon, Scott A Ritchie, Carmel T Taylor, Frederick A J Moore, Andrew F van den Hurk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5028067?pdf=render

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