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Zika virus can be venereally transmitted between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Stéphanie Silva Campos, Rosilainy Surubi Fernandes, Alexandre Araújo Cunha dos Santos, Rafaella Moraes de Miranda, Erich Loza Telleria, Anielly Ferreira-de-Brito, Anna‐Bella Failloux, Myrna C. Bonaldo, Ricardo Lourenço‐de‐Oliveira

Parasites & Vectors · 2017 · 35 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

We conclude that venereal transmission between Aedes mosquitoes might contribute to Zika virus maintenance in nature.

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