High prevalence of Zika virus infection in populations of Aedes aegypti from South-western Ecuador.

• Main Authors: Andrea López-Rosero (Author), Rachel Sippy (Author), Anna M Stewart-Ibarra (Author), Sadie J Ryan (Author), Erin Mordecai (Author), Froilán Heras (Author), Efraín Beltrán (Author), Jaime A Costales (Author), Marco Neira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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We performed an arboviral survey in mosquitoes from four endemic Ecuadorian cities (Huaquillas, Machala, Portovelo and Zaruma) during the epidemic period 2016-2018. Collections were performed during the pre-rainy season (2016), peak transmission season (2017) and post-rainy season (2018). Ae. aegypt...