Mosquito co-infection with Zika and chikungunya virus allows simultaneous transmission without affecting vector competence of Aedes aegypti.

• Main Authors: Giel P Göertz (Author), Chantal B F Vogels (Author), Corinne Geertsema (Author), Constantianus J M Koenraadt (Author), Gorben P Pijlman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Zika virus (ZIKV) and chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are highly pathogenic arthropod-borne viruses that are currently a serious health burden in the Americas, and elsewhere in the world. ZIKV and CHIKV co-circulate in the same geographical regions and are mainly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mo...