Zika virus outbreak in the Pacific: Vector competence of regional vectors.

• Main Authors: Elodie Calvez (Author), Laurence Mousson (Author), Marie Vazeille (Author), Olivia O'Connor (Author), Van-M (Author), Françoise Mathieu-Daudé (Author), Nicolas Pocquet (Author), Anna-Bella Failloux (Author), Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:In 2013, Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged in French Polynesia and spread through the Pacific region between 2013 and 2017. Several potential Aedes mosquitoes may have contributed to the ZIKV transmission including Aedes aegypti, the main arbovirus vector in the region, and Aedes polynesiensis, v...