Competence of Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes as Zika Virus Vectors, China
Zhuanzhuan Liu, Tengfei Zhou, Zetian Lai, Zhenhong Zhang, Zhirong Jia, Guofa Zhou, Tricia Williams, Jiabao Xu, Jinbao Gu, Xiaohong Zhou, Lifeng Lin, Guiyun Yan, and Xiao-Guang Chen
Author affiliations: Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China (Z. Liu, T. Zhou, Z. Lai, Z. Zhang, Z. Jia, T. Williams, J. Xu, J. Gu, X. Zhou, X.-G. Chen); University of California, Irvine, California, USA (G. Zhou, G. Yan); Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou (L. Lin)
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Figure 2. Vector competence of Zika virus in Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes in China. The midguts, heads, and salivary glands from mosquitoes of the 3 species were dissected at 0, 4, 7, 10, and 14 days after infection, and Zika virus was detected by reverse transcription PCR. A) Infection rate (no. positive midguts/total no. midguts). B) Dissemination rate (no. positive heads/no. positive midguts). C) Transmission rate (no. positive salivary glands/no. positive midguts). Error bars indicate 95% CIs. *p<0.05; **p<0.01.
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