Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) From Florida Transmitted Zika Virus

Frontiers in Microbiology

Walter J. Tabachnick¹  Chelsea T. Smartt²  Dongyoung Shin²  Seokyoung Kang³ 

[1] Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States;Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Nematology, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States;;Infectious Diseases &

关键词: Zika virus;    mosquito;    Culex quinquefasciatus;    transmission;    saliva;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmicb.2018.00768

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We report a laboratory colony of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes were experimentally able to salivate Zika virus (ZIKV, Flaviviridae; Flavivirus) at 16 days post infection (dpi). ZIKV RNA was detected in bodies and in saliva deposited on filter paper cards with subsequent studies demonstrating the presence of live ZIKV in saliva.

【 授权许可】

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