Culex quinquefasciatus from Rio de Janeiro Is Not Competent to Transmit the Local Zika Virus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Americas have suffered a dramatic epidemic of Zika since May in 2015, when Zika virus (ZIKV) was first detected in Brazil. Mosquitoes belonging to subgenus Stegomyia of Aedes, particularly Aedes aegypti, are considered the primary vectors of ZIKV. However, the rapid spread of the virus across the continent raised several concerns about the transmission dynamics, especially about potential mosquito vectors. The purpose of this work was to assess the vector competence of the house mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus from an epidemic Zika area, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for local circulating ZIKV isolates.

Methodology/principal findings

Culex quinquefasciatus and Ae. aegypti (positive control of ZIKV infection) from Rio de Janeiro were orally exposed to two ZIKV strain

SUBMITTER: Fernandes RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5012671 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature