Rhesus macaques model human Mayaro virus disease and transmit to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Adam J. Moore, Koen K. A. Van Rompay, William Louie, Jennifer Watanabe, Sunny An, Rochelle Leung, Jodie L. Usachenko, Peter N. Chu, Katherine J. Olstad, Colleen S. McCoy, Rafael Kroon Campos, Scott C. Weaver, Shannan Lee Rossi, Lark L. Coffey
This study uses rhesus macaques to model MAYV infection and transmission to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, finding short viremia, low transmission rates, and limited mosquito infectivity.
bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology