High capacity of Brazilian Aedes aegypti populations to transmit a locally circulating lineage of Chikungunya virus.
Amanda Cupertino de FreitasFernanda Oliveira RezendeSilvana Faria de MendonçaLívia Vieira BaldonEmanuele Guimarães SilvaFlávia Viana FerreiraJoão Paulo Pereira de AlmeidaSiad Cedric AmadouBruno Almeida MarçalSara Grangeiro CominiMarcele Neves RochaHegger Machado FritschMarta GiovanettiLuiz Carlos AlcantaraLuciano Andrade MoreiraAlvaro Gil A FerreiraPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
mosquitoes appear to possess exceptional capabilities in transmitting African ECSA lineage of CHIKV, potentially contributing to its rapid dissemination within the country and neighboring regions. Comprehending these dynamics is vital for developing strategies to control and mitigate the impact of chikungunya in affected areas.