High capacity of Brazilian Aedes aegypti populations to transmit a locally circulating lineage of Chikungunya virus
A. Freitas, F. Rezende, S. Mendonca, L. Baldon, E. Silva, F. Ferreira, J. Almeida, S. Amadou, B. Marcal, S. Grangeiro, M. Rocha, H. Fritsch, M. Giovanetti, L. Alcantara, L. Moreira, A. G. Ferreira
This study shows Brazilian Aedes aegypti populations efficiently transmit a locally circulating Chikungunya virus ECSA lineage, contributing to its high prevalence.
bioRxiv · Oct 23, 2023 · PreprintImmunology