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| Title |
Zika virus can be venereally transmitted between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, December 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13071-017-2543-4 |
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| Authors |
Stéphanie Silva Campos, Rosilainy Surubi Fernandes, Alexandre Araujo Cunha dos Santos, Rafaella Moraes de Miranda, Erich Loza Telleria, Anielly Ferreira-de-Brito, Marcia Gonçalves de Castro, Anna-Bella Failloux, Myrna C. Bonaldo, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira |
| Abstract |
Alternative transmission routes have been described for Zika virus (ZIKV). Here, we assessed for the first time the venereal transmission of ZIKV between Aedes aegypti under laboratory conditions. Orally-infected mosquito females were able to transmit the virus to males venereally, and males inoculated intrathoracically were capable of infecting females during mating. The genome of venereally-transmitted virus recovered from males was identical to that of ZIKV ingested by mated females. We conclude that venereal transmission between Aedes mosquitoes might contribute to Zika virus maintenance in nature. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 30 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 23% |
| Brazil | 3 | 10% |
| Spain | 3 | 10% |
| Mexico | 2 | 7% |
| Peru | 1 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 9 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 60% |
| Scientists | 9 | 30% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 68 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 68 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 14 | 21% |
| Researcher | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 7% |
| Unknown | 16 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 29% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 21 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 July 2018.
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#382
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#19
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