Aedes hensilli as a potential vector of Chikungunya and Zika viruses.

• Main Authors: Jeremy P Ledermann (Author), Laurent Guillaumot (Author), Lawrence Yug (Author), Steven C Saweyog (Author), Mary Tided (Author), Paul Machieng (Author), Moses Pretrick (Author), Maria Marfel (Author), Anne Griggs (Author), Martin Bel (Author), Mark R Duffy (Author), W Thane Hancock (Author), Tai Ho-Chen (Author), Ann M Powers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) illness that occurred in July 2007 on Yap Island in the Federated States of Micronesia prompted entomological studies to identify both the primary vector(s) involved in transmission and the ecological parameters contributing to the outbreak. Larval and pupal surveys...