Rapid evolution of enhanced Zika virus virulence during direct vertebrate transmission chains
K. K. Riemersma, A. S. Jaeger, C. M. Crooks, K. M. Braun, J. Weger-Lucarelli, G. D. Ebel, T. C. Friedrich, M. T. Aliota
This study shows ZIKV adapts more rapidly to mice during direct transmission compared to mosquito or alternating host transmission, with a virulence-enhancing mutation emerging.
bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2020Microbiology