Vector competence of Aedes aegypti from Havana, Cuba, for dengue virus type 1, chikungunya, and Zika viruses.

• Main Authors: Gladys Gutiérrez-Bugallo (Author), Antoine Boullis (Author), Yanet Martinez (Author), Lyza Hery (Author), Magdalena Rodríguez (Author), Juan A Bisset (Author), Anubis Vega-Rúa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Like many countries from the Americas, Cuba is threatened by Aedes aegypti-associated arboviruses such as dengue (DENV), Zika (ZIKV), and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses. Curiously, when CHIKV was actively circulating in the region in 2013-2014, no autochthonous transmissi...