Vector competence of Aedes aegypti and screening for differentially expressed microRNAs exposed to Zika virus

Abstract Background Zika virus (ZIKV) is transmitted to humans primarily by Aedes aegypti. Previous studies on Ae. aegypti from Jiegao (JG) and Mengding (MD) in Yunnan province, China have shown that these mosquitoes are able to transmit ZIKV to their offspring through vertical transmission, indicat...

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Main Authors: Chunling Zhu, Yuting Jiang, Qianghui Zhang, Jian Gao, Chaojie Li, Chunxiao Li, Yande Dong, Dan Xing, Hengduan Zhang, Teng Zhao, Xiaoxia Guo, Tongyan Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05007-7