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dc.contributor.authorLedermann, Jeremy P
dc.contributor.authorGuillaumot, Laurent
dc.contributor.authorYug, Lawrence
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-13T11:29:29Z
dc.date.available2023-01-13T11:29:29Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.urihttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25299181/en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/3331
dc.description.abstractAn epidemic of Zika virus (ZIKV) illness that occurred in July 2007 on Yap Island in the Federated States of Micronesia prompted entomological studies to identify both the primary vector(s) involved in transmission and the ecological parameters contributing to the outbreak. Larval and pupal surveys were performed to identify the major containers serving as oviposition habitat for the likely vector(s). Adult mosquitoes were also collected by backpack aspiration, light trap, and gravid traps at select sites around the capital city. The predominant species found on the island was Aedes (Stegomyia) hensilli. No virus isolates were obtained from the adult field material collected, nor did any of the immature mosquitoes that were allowed to emerge to adulthood contain viable virus or nucleic acid. Therefore, laboratory studies of the probable vector, Ae. hensilli, were undertaken to determine the likelihood of this species serving as a vector for Zika virus and other arboviruses. Infection rates of up to 86%, 62%, and 20% and dissemination rates of 23%, 80%, and 17% for Zika, chikungunya, and dengue-2 viruses respectively, were found supporting the possibility that this species served as a vector during the Zika outbreak and that it could play a role in transmitting other medically important arboviruses.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subjectZika Research Projecten_US
dc.subjectZika Virusen_US
dc.subjectAedesen_US
dc.subjectChikungunyaen_US
dc.titleAedes hensilli as a potential vector of Chikungunya and Zika virusesen_US
eihealth.countryOthersen_US
eihealth.categoryEpidemiology and epidemiological studiesen_US
eihealth.typeResearch protocol informationen_US
eihealth.maincategorySave Lives / Salvar Vidasen_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPLOS Neglected Tropical Diseasesen_US


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