Genetic Characterization of Spondweni and Zika Viruses and Susceptibility of Geographically Distinct Strains of Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Spondweni Virus.

• Main Authors: Andrew D Haddow (Author), Farooq Nasar (Author), Hilda Guzman (Author), Alongkot Ponlawat (Author), Richard G Jarman (Author), Robert B Tesh (Author), Scott C Weaver (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Zika virus (ZIKV) has extended its known geographic distribution to the New World and is now responsible for severe clinical complications in a subset of patients. While substantial genetic and vector susceptibility data exist for ZIKV, less is known for the closest related flavivirus, Sp...