MicrobiologybioRxiv
Rapid evolution of enhanced Zika virus virulence during direct vertebrate transmission chains
K. K. Riemersma, A. S. Jaeger, C. M. Crooks…·M. T. Aliota
This study shows ZIKV adapts more rapidly to mice during direct transmission compared to mosquito or alternating host transmission, with a virulence-enhancing mutation emerging.
DOI 10.1128/jvi.02218-20