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Experimental Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus by Brazilian and Florida Aedes Albopictus Populations
17 Apr 2019
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a vector-borne alphavirus transmitted by the bites of mosquitoes, specifically infected, female mosquitoes of the invasive Aedes species. In nature, CHIKV can be maintained by vertical transmission, a phenomenon that relates to the transfer of CHIKV from the infected parent to their offspring within the ovary or during oviposition. In the present study, we conducted laboratory...
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