Zika Virus Emergence in Mosquitoes in Southeastern Senegal, 2011

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Authors

Diawo Diallo · Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Amadou A. Sall · Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Cheikh Tidiane Diagne · Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Oumar Faye · Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Ousmane Faye · Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Yamar Bâ · Institut Pasteur de Dakar

Kathryn A. Hanley ·

Abstract

This ZIKV amplification was widespread in the Kédougou area, involved several mosquito species as probable vectors, and encompassed all investigated land cover classes except indoor locations within villages. Aedes furcifer males and Aedes vittatus were found infected within a village, thus these species are probably involved in the transmission of Zika virus to humans in this environment.

Topics & Keywords

Mosquito-borne diseases and control Viral Infections and Vectors Dengue and Mosquito Control Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 9, Issue 10, pp. e109442-e109442

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109442

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