Zika virus can be venereally transmitted between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

Stéphanie Silva CamposRosilainy Surubi FernandesAlexandre Araujo Cunha Dos SantosRafaella Moraes de MirandaErich Loza TelleriaAnielly Ferreira-de-BritoMarcia Gonçalves de CastroAnna-Bella FaillouxMyrna C BonaldoRicardo Lourenço de Oliveira

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2017)

We conclude that venereal transmission between Aedes mosquitoes might contribute to Zika virus maintenance in nature.

Keyphrases

aedes aegypti
zika virus
dengue virus