Limited risk of Zika virus transmission by five Aedes albopictus populations from Spain.

Mikel A GonzálezMárcio G PavanRosilainy S FernandesNúria BusquetsMariana R DavidRicardo Lourenço-OliveiraAna L García-PérezRafael Maciel-de-Freitas

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2019)

The oral experimental ZIKV infections performed here indicate that Ae. albopictus from Spain become infected and disseminate the virus through the body but has a limited ability to transmit the Brazilian ZIKV strain through biting. Therefore, the results suggest a limited risk of autochthonous ZIKV transmission in Spain by Ae. albopictus.

Keyphrases

zika virus
aedes aegypti
dengue virus