TY - JOUR AU - Gutiérrez-López, Rafael AU - Bialosuknia, Sean AU - Ciota, Alexander AU - Montalvo, Tomás AU - Martínez-de la Puente, Josue AU - Gangoso, Laura AU - Figuerola, Jordi AU - Kramer, Laura T1 - Vector Competence of Aedes caspius and Ae. albopictus Mosquitoes for Zika Virus, Spain T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 2 SP - 346 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We assessed the vector competence of Aedes caspius and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in Spain for the transmission of Zika virus. Whereas Ae. albopictus mosquitoes were a competent vector, Ae. caspius mosquitoes were unable to transmit Zika virus. We also identified high levels of vertical transmission of Zika virus in Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. KW - emerging diseases KW - vector-borne infections KW - vertical transmission KW - Zika virus KW - Spain KW - viruses KW - Aedes caspius KW - Aedes albopictus KW - mosquitoes DO - 10.3201/eid2502.171123 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/17-1123_article ER - End of Reference