culex quinquefasciatus (diptera: culicidae) from florida transmitted zika virus
;Chelsea T. Smartt;Dongyoung Shin;Seokyoung Kang;Walter J. Tabachnick
journal of magnetic resonance (san diego, calif : 1997)2018Vol. 9pp. -
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smartt2018frontiersculex
Abstract
We report a laboratory colony of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes were experimentally able to salivate Zika virus (ZIKV, Flaviviridae; Flavivirus) at 16 days post infection (dpi). ZIKV RNA was detected in bodies and in saliva deposited on filter paper cards with subsequent studies demonstrating the presence of live ZIKV in saliva.