Vector Competence of Aedes albopictus from Virginia and Georgia for Chikungunya Virus Isolated in the Comoros Islands, 2005

We evaluated recently colonized samples from Virginia and Georgia (USA) of Aedes albopictus, an important vector of chikungunya virus (CHIKV), to determine whether they became infected with and transmitted COM125, a CHIKV isolate from the Comoros Islands. Seven days after imbibing an infective blood...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-10, Vol.12 (10), p.867-871
Hauptverfasser:	McTighe, Shane P., Vaidyanathan, Rajeev
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aedes - virology Aedes albopictus Alphavirus Infections - transmission Animals Chikungunya virus Chikungunya virus - physiology Comoros Georgia Humans Insect Vectors - virology Original Articles Saliva - virology Virginia Zoonoses
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