Article
Experimental Transmission of Mayaro Virus by Aedes aegypti
1 Oct 2011
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks of Mayaro fever have been associated with a sylvatic cycle of Mayaro virus (MAYV) transmission in South America. To evaluate the potential for a common urban mosquito to transmit MAYV, laboratory vector competence studies were performed with Aedes aegypti from Iquitos, Peru. Oral infection in Ae. aegypti ranged from 0% (0/31) to 84% (31/37), with blood meal virus titers between 3.4 log(10) and 7.3...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
