Infection via mosquito bite alters Zika virus replication kinetics in rhesus macaques
D. Dudley, C. Newman, J. Lalli, L. Stewart, M. Koening, A. Weiler, M. Semler, G. Barry, K. Zarbock, M. Mohns, M. Breitbach, N. Schultz-Darken, E. Peterson, W. Newton, E. Mohr, , M. Aliota
This study compares ZIKV replication kinetics and tissue distribution in rhesus macaques infected via mosquito bite versus subcutaneous inoculation, finding delayed viral peak and restricted tissue distribution in mosquito-infected animals.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2017Microbiology