Vector competence of Aedes aegypti for different strains of Zika virus in Argentina.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Melisa Berenice Bonica, Silvina Goenaga, María Laura Martin, Mariel Feroci, Victoria Luppo, Evangelina Muttis, Cintia Fabbri, María Alejandra Morales, Delia Enria, María Victoria Micieli, Silvana Levis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Argentina; Chaco
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007433; https://doaj.org/article/5e2476a45a8749e8801a00bc570b52a3

The importance of Zika virus (ZIKV) has increased noticeably since the outbreak in the Americas in 2015, when the illness was associated with congenital disorders. Although there is evidence of sexual transmission of the virus, the mosquito Aedes aegypti is believed to be the main vector for transmi...