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Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus: a potential vector to transmit Zika virus

Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus: a potential vector to transmit Zika virus

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_63042a1a07944e2ba445c0fda344905e

Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus: a potential vector to transmit Zika virus

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Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus: a potential vector to transmit Zika virus

Publisher

United States: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Journal title

Emerging microbes & infections, 2016-09, Vol.5 (9), p.e102-5

Language

English

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United States: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Contents

Zika virus (ZIKV) has become a threat to global health since the outbreak in Brazil in 2015. Although ZIKV is generally considered an Aedes-transmitted pathogen, new evidence has shown that parts of the virus closely resemble Culex-transmitted viruses. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the competence of Culex species for ZIKV to understand the...

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Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus: a potential vector to transmit Zika virus

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_63042a1a07944e2ba445c0fda344905e

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_63042a1a07944e2ba445c0fda344905e

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ISSN

2222-1751

E-ISSN

2222-1751

DOI

10.1038/emi.2016.102

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