Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 May 15;23(5). doi: 10.3201/eid2305.162041. [Epub ahead of print]
Ciota AT, Bialosuknia SM, Ehrbar DJ, Kramer LD.
Abstract
To determine the potential role of vertical transmission in Zika virus expansion, we evaluated larval pools of perorally infected Aedes. aegypti and Ae. albopictus adult female mosquitoes; ≈1/84 larvae tested were Zika virus-positive; and rates varied among mosquito populations.
Thus, vertical transmission may play a role in Zika virus spread and maintenance.
Ciota AT, Bialosuknia SM, Ehrbar DJ, Kramer LD.
Abstract
To determine the potential role of vertical transmission in Zika virus expansion, we evaluated larval pools of perorally infected Aedes. aegypti and Ae. albopictus adult female mosquitoes; ≈1/84 larvae tested were Zika virus-positive; and rates varied among mosquito populations.
Thus, vertical transmission may play a role in Zika virus spread and maintenance.