Zika virus can be venereally transmitted between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Alternative transmission routes have been described for Zika virus (ZIKV). Here, we assessed for the first time the venereal transmission of ZIKV between Aedes aegypti under laboratory conditions. ...

Source: Parasites and Vectors - December 15, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: St éphanie Silva Campos, Rosilainy Surubi Fernandes, Alexandre Araujo Cunha dos Santos, Rafaella Moraes de Miranda, Erich Loza Telleria, Anielly Ferreira-de-Brito, Marcia Gonçalves de Castro, Anna-Bella Failloux, Myrna C. Bonaldo and Ricardo Lourenço-d Tags: Short report Source Type: research