Competence of Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes as Zika Virus Vectors, China

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Liu, Zhuanzhuan ; Zhou, Tengfei ; Lai, Zetian ; Zhang, Zhenhong ; Jia, Zhirong ; Zhou, Guofa ; Williams, Tricia ; Xu, Jiabao ; Gu, Jinbao ; Zhou, Xiaohong ; Lin, Lifeng ; Yan, Guiyun ; Chen, Xiao-Guang
• Description:
  In China, the prevention and control of Zika virus disease has been a public health threat since the first imported case was reported in February 2016. To determine the vector competence of potential vector mosquito species, we experimentally infected Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes and determined infection rates, dissemination rates, and transmission rates. We found the highest vector competence for the imported Zika virus in Ae. aegypti mosquitoes, some susceptibility of Ae. albopictus mosquitoes, but no transmission ability for Cx. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes. Considering that, in China, Ae. albopictus mosquitoes are widely distributed but Ae. aegypti mosquito distribution is limited, Ae. albopictus mosquitoes are a potential primary vector for Zika virus and should be targeted in vector control strategies.
• Subjects:
  Aedes Animals Cell Line Culex Female Insect Vectors Research Rna, Viral Viral Load Virus Replication Zika Virus Zika Virus Infection

  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(7):1085-1091.
• Pubmed ID:
  28430562
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5512498
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dcd99389bed4bd09eec18dcc2e9925c608f5d0224ab7bc8460b00ec9736324fc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46753/cdc_46753_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.12 MB ]