Variation in competence for ZIKV transmission by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Mexico.

• Main Authors: Selene M Garcia-Luna (Author), James Weger-Lucarelli (Author), Claudia Rückert (Author), Reyes A Murrieta (Author), Michael C Young (Author), Alex D Byas (Author), Joseph R Fauver (Author), Rushika Perera (Author), Adriana E Flores-Suarez (Author), Gustavo Ponce-Garcia (Author), Americo D Rodriguez (Author), Gregory D Ebel (Author), William C Black (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:ZIKV is a new addition to the arboviruses circulating in the New World, with more than 1 million cases since its introduction in 2015. A growing number of studies have reported vector competence (VC) of Aedes mosquitoes from several areas of the world for ZIKV transmission. Some studies h...