European Aedes caspius mosquitoes are experimentally unable to transmit Zika virus

• Published in: Parasites & Vectors
• Main Authors: Núñez, Ana, Talavera, Sandra, Aranda, Carles, Birnberg, Lotty, Rivas, Raquel, Pujol, Núria, Verdún, Marta, Failloux, Anna-Bella, Busquets, Núria
• Other Authors: Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries = Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), CReSA, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Arbovirus et Insectes Vecteurs - Arboviruses and Insect Vectors, Institut Pasteur Paris (IP), This study was funded by CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya. and the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under ZIKAlliance Grant Agreement no. 734548., The authors are very grateful to BSL3 facilities staff for their excellent technical contribution and to Dr. Francesc Xavier Abad for his excellent BSL3 facilities management at CReSA (IRTA)., European Project: 734548,ZIKAlliance(2016)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2019
• Subjects: Aedes caspius; Saliva; Transmission; Arbovirus; Vector competence; Zika virus; [SDV.MP.VIR]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Virology; Arctic; Barré; Pacific
• Online Access: https://hal-pasteur.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-02241462; https://hal-pasteur.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-02241462/document; https://hal-pasteur.archives-ouvertes.fr/pasteur-02241462/file/European%20Aedes%20Caspius.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3620-7

International audience Background: Aedes caspius (Pallas, 1771) is a floodwater mosquito species widely distributed in the Western Palae-arctic. As an anthropophilic species, its role as an arbovirus vector may be the key for understanding the transmission cycle of certain diseases in Europe such as...