Restriction of Zika virus infection and transmission in Aedes aegypti mediated by an insect-specific flavivirus

Abstract Previous studies demonstrated an insect-specific flavivirus, Nhumirim virus (NHUV), can suppress growth of West Nile virus (WNV) and decrease transmission rates in NHUV/WNV co-inoculated Culex quinquefasciatus. To assess whether NHUV might interfere with transmission of other medically impo...

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Main Authors: Hannah Romo, Joan L. Kenney, Bradley J. Blitvich, Aaron C. Brault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-11-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41426-018-0180-4