Zika virus replication in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Brazil
Duschinka R.D. Guedes, Marcelo H.S. Paiva, Mariana M.A. Donato, Priscilla P. Barbosa, Larissa Krokovsky, Sura W. dos S. Rocha, Karina L.A. Saraiva, Monica M. Crespo, Rosangela M.R. Barbosa, Claudia M.F. Oliveira, Maria A.V. Melo-Santos, Lindomar Pena, Marli T. Cordeiro, Rafael F. de O. Franca, Andre L.D. de Oliveira, , Constancia F.J. Ayres
This study shows that Culex quinquefasciatus can transmit Zika virus, expanding the known vector range beyond Aedes aegypti.
bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2016Microbiology