Sasha R. Azar

Inside-Out: Modeling the link between Zika virus viral dynamics within hosts and transmission to vectors across host species and virus strains

The paper estimates host-to-vector transmission probability for two ZIKV strains from monkey species to mosquitoes, finding squirrel monkeys are more infectious than cynomolgus macaques.

Aedes albopictus is not an arbovirus aficionado - Impacts of sylvatic flavivirus infection in vectors and hosts on mosquito engorgement on non-human primates

This study investigates how arbovirus infection in vectors or hosts affects mosquito engorgement rates on non-human primates, finding that host species and body temperature, not infection status, influence feeding behavior.