An overview of mosquito vectors of Zika virus

The mosquito-borne arbovirus Zika virus (ZIKV, Flavivirus, Flaviviridae), has caused an outbreak impressive by its magnitude and rapid spread. First detected in Uganda in Africa in 1947, from where it spread to Asia in the 1960s, it emerged in 2007 on the Yap Island in Micronesia and hit most island...

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Published in:Microbes and infection Vol. 20; no. 11-12; pp. 646 - 660
Main Authors: Boyer, Sébastien, Calvez, Elodie, Chouin-Carneiro, Thais, Diallo, Diawo, Failloux, Anna-Bella
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: France Elsevier Masson SAS 01.12.2018
Elsevier
Subjects:
Aedes - classification
Aedes - physiology
Aedes - virology
Aedes aegypti
Animals
Arbovirus
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - transmission
Communicable Diseases, Emerging - virology
Disease Outbreaks
Geography
Humans
Life Sciences
Microbiology and Parasitology
Mosquito vectors
Mosquito Vectors - classification
Mosquito Vectors - physiology
Mosquito Vectors - virology
Vector competence
Virology
Zika Virus - isolation & purification
Zika Virus - pathogenicity
Zika Virus Infection - epidemiology
Zika Virus Infection - transmission
Zika Virus Infection - virology
Aedes aegypti
Arbovirus
Mosquito vectors
Vector competence
ISSN:1286-4579, 1769-714X, 1769-714X
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Summary:The mosquito-borne arbovirus Zika virus (ZIKV, Flavivirus, Flaviviridae), has caused an outbreak impressive by its magnitude and rapid spread. First detected in Uganda in Africa in 1947, from where it spread to Asia in the 1960s, it emerged in 2007 on the Yap Island in Micronesia and hit most islands in the Pacific region in 2013. Subsequently, ZIKV was detected in the Caribbean, and Central and South America in 2015, and reached North America in 2016. Although ZIKV infections are in general asymptomatic or causing mild self-limiting illness, severe symptoms have been described including neurological disorders and microcephaly in newborns. To face such an alarming health situation, WHO has declared Zika as an emerging global health threat. This review summarizes the literature on the main vectors of ZIKV (sylvatic and urban) across all the five continents with special focus on vector competence studies.
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ISSN:1286-4579
1769-714X
1769-714X
DOI:10.1016/j.micinf.2018.01.006