Estimating the effects of variation in viremia on mosquito susceptibility, infectiousness, and R0 of Zika in Aedes aegypti
B. Tesla, L. R. Demakovsky, H. S. Packiam, E. A. Mordecai, A. D. Rodriguez, M. H. Bonds, M. A. Brindley, C. C. Murdock
This study examines how varying ZIKV viremia levels affect mosquito infection, infectiousness, and R0, finding increased infection and infectiousness with higher doses but no effect on dissemination or mortality.
bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2017Microbiology