MicrobiologyMedical and Veterinary EntomologyPeer-reviewed
Risk of urban Mayaro virus (Alphavirus: Togaviridae) transmission: is Aedes aegypti a competent vector?
Mauricio Beranek, Octavio Giayetto, Sylvia Fischer, Adrián Díaz
This study assesses the competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes as vectors for Mayaro virus, finding they require higher viral doses than humans can produce to transmit the virus effectively.