A. E. I. Abu

Low humidity enhances Zika virus infection and dissemination in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

This study shows that low humidity increases Zika virus infection in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes, affecting survival, infection rates, and dissemination.

Dehydration induced AePer50 regulates midgut infection in Aedes aegypti

This study identifies AePer50, a gene upregulated during dehydration in Aedes aegypti, as critical for midgut infection of arboviruses under low humidity conditions.