Zika virus transmission by Brazilian Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus is virus dose and temperature-dependent.

• Main Authors: Thais Chouin-Carneiro (Author), Mariana Rocha David (Author), Fernanda de Bruycker Nogueira (Author), Flavia Barreto Dos Santos (Author), Ricardo Lourenço- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Zika virus (ZIKV) emerged in the Pacific Ocean and subsequently caused a dramatic Pan-American epidemic after its first appearance in the Northeast region of Brazil in 2015. The virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. We evaluated the role of temperature and infectio...