Laboratory strains of Aedes aegypti are Competent to Brazilian Zika virus
Andre Costa-da-Silva, Rafaella Sayuri Ioshino, Helena Araujo, Bianca Kojin, Paolo Marinho de Andrade Zanotto, Danielle Bruna Leal Oliveira, Stella Rezende Melo, Edison Luiz Durigon, Margareth Capurro
The paper evaluates how a Brazilian Zika virus strain infects and disseminates in three Aedes aegypti laboratory strains, showing similar infection levels at 14 days post-infection.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2016Molecular Biology