Experimental infection and vector competence of Zika virus in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico

• Main Authors: Nayeli Sánchez-Casiano (Author), Jorge Cime-Castillo (Author), Marbella Ovilla-Muñoz (Author), Judith Ramírez-Arroyo (Author), Casandra González-Acosta (Author), Miguel Moreno-García (Author), Fabián Correa-Morales (Author), Victoria Pando-Robles (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective. To gain a better understanding of the Zika virus (ZIKV) vector transmission in Mexico, we determined the vector competence of a local population of Ae. aegypti (Aca­pulco, Guerrero) for a strain of ZIKV isolated from a Mexican febrile patient. Materials and methods. Eggs were hatched and...