European Aedes caspius mosquitoes are experimentally unable to transmit Zika virus

• Published in: Parasites & Vectors
• Main Authors: Núñez, Ana I., Talavera, Sandra, Aranda, Carles, Birnberg, Lotty, Rivas, Raquel, Pujol, Núria, Verdún, Marta, Failloux, Anna-Bella, Busquets, Núria
• Other Authors: Producció Animal, Sanitat Animal
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2019
• Subjects: 619; Arctic; Barré
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/571; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3620-7

Background: Aedes caspius (Pallas, 1771) is a foodwater 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 Zika virus (ZIKV). Con...