Evidence of transovarial transmission of Chikungunya and Dengue viruses in field-caught mosquitoes in Kenya.

• Main Authors: Claire J Heath (Author), Elysse N Grossi-Soyster (Author), Bryson A Ndenga (Author), Francis M Mutuku (Author), Malaya K Sahoo (Author), Harun N Ngugi (Author), Joel O Mbakaya (Author), Peter Siema (Author), Uriel Kitron (Author), Nayer Zahiri (Author), Jimmy Hortion (Author), Jesse J Waggoner (Author), Charles H King (Author), Benjamin A Pinsky (Author), A Desiree LaBeaud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Arboviruses are among the most important emerging pathogens due to their increasing public health impact. In Kenya, continued population growth and associated urbanization are conducive to vector spread in both urban and rural environments, yet mechanisms of viral amplification in vector populations...