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Zika Virus in Salivary Glands of Five Different Species of Wild-Caught Mosquitoes from Mexico
10 Jan 2018
Abstract excerpt
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen, and Aedes aegypti has been identified as the main vector of the disease. Other mosquito species in the Aedes and Culex genera have been suggested to have the potential for being competent vectors based on experimental exposition of mosquitoes to an infectious blood meal containing ZIKV. Here, we report the isolation in cell culture of ZIKV obtained from different...
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