A Historic Report of Zika in Mozambique: Implications for Assessing Current Risk

In this regard, although our recent publication showed that Aedes mosquitoes were abundant in northern Mozambique [25] and another recent publication also by our group showed that A. albopictus circulates in southern Mozambique [41], studies of vector competence of Aedes mosquitoes are urgently needed to assess the ability of the Aedes strains in Mozambique to transmit the current virus strain circulating in the Americas. [...]genetic variations of Aedes mosquitoes have been shown to lead to variations in the ability of Aedes to transmit arbovirus [42, 43]. [...]this manuscript combines historic data with recent findings to suggest that arboviral activity may be intense in Mozambique, particularly in the northern part of the country where Aedes is abundant and past and recent outbreaks of dengue have been reported.