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The Incompetence of Mosquitoes-Can Zika Virus Be Adapted To Infect Culex tarsalis Cells?
mSphere - 20 Apr 2023
Gallichotte Emily N, Samaras Demetrios, Murrieta Reyes A, Sexton Nicole R, Robison Alexis, Young Michael C, Byas Alex D, Ebel Gregory D, Rückert Claudia
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The molecular evolutionary mechanisms underpinning virus-host interactions are increasingly recognized as key drivers of virus emergence, host specificity, and the likelihood that viruses can undergo a host shift that alters epidemiology and transmission biology. Zika virus (ZIKV) is mainly transmitted between humans by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. However, the 2015 to 2017 outbreak stimulated discussion regarding...
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