Natural Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus in Larval Aedes aegypti Populations, Morelos, Mexico

Natural Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus in Larval Aedes aegypti Populations, Morelos, Mexico

We characterized natural vertical transmission of Zika virus in pools of Aedes aegypti larvae hatched from eggs collected in Jojutla, Morelos, Mexico. Of the 151 pools analyzed, 17 tested positive for Zika virus RNA; infectious Zika virus was successfully isolated from 1 of the larvae pools (31N) in...

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Main Authors: Mónica Izquierdo-Suzán, Selene Zárate, Jesús Torres-Flores, Fabián Correa-Morales, Cassandra González-Acosta, Edgar E. Sevilla-Reyes, Rosalia Lira, Sofía L. Alcaraz-Estrada, Martha Yocupicio-Monroy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Zika virus
Aedes aegypti
natural vertical transmission
larvae
Mexico
viruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/8/18-1533_article

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