Assessing the vertical transmission potential of dengue virus in field-reared Aedes aegypti using patient-derived blood meals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Assessing the vertical transmission potential of dengue virus in field-reared Aedes aegypti using patient-derived blood meals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Abstract Background Dengue viruses (DENV) can be transmitted from an adult female Aedes aegypti mosquito through the germ line to the progeny; however, there is uncertainty if this occurs at a frequency that is epidemiologically significant. We measured vertical transmission of DENV from field-reare...

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Main Authors: Daniela da Silva Goncalves, Kien Duong Thi Hue, Vi Tran Thuy, Nhu Vu Tuyet, Giang Nguyen Thi, Van Huynh Thi Thuy, Trang Huynh Thi Xuan, Dui Le Thi, Long Thi Vo, Huynh Le Anh Huy, Nguyen Thi Van Thuy, Bridget A. Wills, Phong Nguyen Thanh, Cameron P. Simmons, Lauren B. Carrington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Vertical transmission
Dengue virus (DENV)
Mosquitoes
Aedes aegypti
Aedes albopictus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04334-5

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