Starvation at the larval stage increases the vector competence of Aedes aegypti females for Zika virus.

• Main Authors: Christie S Herd (Author), DeAna G Grant (Author), Jingyi Lin (Author), Alexander W E Franz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus which typically presents itself as febrile-like symptoms in humans but can also cause neurological and pregnancy complications. The transmission cycle of mosquito-borne arboviruses such as ZIKV requires that various key tissues i...