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