Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) From Florida Transmitted Zika Virus.

ABSTRACT: We report a laboratory colony of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes were experimentally able to salivate Zika virus (ZIKV, Flaviviridae; Flavivirus) at 16 days post infection (dpi). ZIKV RNA was detected in bodies and in saliva deposited on filter paper cards with subsequent studies demonstrating the presence of live ZIKV in saliva.

SUBMITTER: Smartt CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5932354 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature