Zika virus outbreak in the Pacific: Vector competence of regional vectors.

Elodie CalvezLaurence MoussonMarie VazeilleOlivia O'ConnorVan-Mai Cao-LormeauFrançoise Mathieu-DaudéNicolas PocquetAnna-Bella FaillouxMyrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

Our results indicated a low ZIKV transmission by Ae. aegypti and Ae. polynesiensis tested from the Pacific region. These results were unexpected and suggest the importance of other factors especially the vector density, the mosquito lifespan or the large immunologically naive fraction of the population that may have contributed to the rapid spread of the ZIKV in the Pacific region during the 2013-2017 outbreak.

Keyphrases

zika virus
dengue virus
aedes aegypti
hiv infected
quantum dots