First evidence of Zika virus venereal transmission in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Pereira-Silva, Jordam William; Nascimento, Valdinete Alves do; Belchior, Heliana Christy Matos; Almeida, Jéssica Feijó; Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa; Naveca, Felipe Gomes; Ríos-Velásquez, Claudia María

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PEREIRA-SILVA, Jordam William etal. First evidence of Zika virus venereal transmission in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v. 113, n. 1, p. 56-61, jan. 2018.

1678-8060

https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/23616

10.1590/0074-02760170329

https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8890867

Autor

Pereira-Silva, Jordam William

Nascimento, Valdinete Alves do

Belchior, Heliana Christy Matos

Almeida, Jéssica Feijó

Pessoa, Felipe Arley Costa

Naveca, Felipe Gomes

Ríos-Velásquez, Claudia María

Institución

Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Brasil)

Resumen

Aedes aegypti is considered the main Zika virus (ZIKV) vector, and is thought to be responsible for the 2015-2016 outbreak in Brazil. Zika positive Ae. aegypti males collected in the field suggest that vertical and/or venereal transmission of ZIKV may occur.

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