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Zika virus was discovered in the salivary glands of five mosquito species caught in the wild in Mexico, including three previously unreported

Zika Study

Zika Virus in Salivary Glands of Five Different Species of Wild-Caught Mosquitoes from Mexico

Scientific Reports 8, Article number: 809 (2018)

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-18682-3

“…..The authors conclude, “To the best of our knowledge this is the first report that shows the presence of ZIKV [Zika virus] in the salivary glands of wild-caught female mosquitoes Cx. coronator, Cx. tarsalis, and Ae. vexans, as well as and in Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus, which have already been reported as potential vectors for ZIKV.….”


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