MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Exposure to Zika and chikungunya viruses impacts aspects of the vectorial capacity of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus
M. M. C. C. Crespo, D. R. D. Guedes, M. H. S. Paiva…·C. F. J. Ayres
This study examines how ZIKV and CHIKV affect fecundity, fertility, survival, and blood feeding in Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus, finding CHIKV has a greater biological cost in Ae. aegypti than ZIKV.
DOI 10.1101/2023.02.13.526953