Potential for Zika Virus to Establish a Sylvatic Transmission Cycle in the Americas.

• Main Authors: Benjamin M Althouse (Author), Nikos Vasilakis (Author), Amadou A Sall (Author), Mawlouth Diallo (Author), Scott C Weaver (Author), Kathryn A Hanley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Zika virus (ZIKV) originated and continues to circulate in a sylvatic transmission cycle between non-human primate hosts and arboreal mosquitoes in tropical Africa. Recently ZIKV invaded the Americas, where it poses a threat to human health, especially to pregnant women and their infants. Here we ex...