The invasive Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus found in the Netherlands can experimentally transmit Zika virus and Usutu virus.

• Main Authors: Sandra R Abbo (Author), Tessa M Visser (Author), Haidong Wang (Author), Giel P Göertz (Author), Jelke J Fros (Author), Marleen H C Abma-Henkens (Author), Corinne Geertsema (Author), Chantal B F Vogels (Author), Marion P G Koopmans (Author), Chantal B E M Reusken (Author), Sonja Hall-Mendelin (Author), Roy A Hall (Author), Monique M van Oers (Author), Constantianus J M Koenraadt (Author), Gorben P Pijlman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:The Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus is invading Europe and was first discovered in Lelystad, the Netherlands in 2013, where it has established a permanent population. In this study, we investigated the vector competence of Ae. japonicus from the Netherlands for the emerging Zika virus...