Zika Virus (ZIKV): A New Emerging Pathogen Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Latin American Subcontinent
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2016-03-11Autor
Calderón Arguedas, Ólger
Moreira Soto, Rolando Daniel
Troyo Rodríguez, Adriana
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Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) are two
species of synanthropic mosquitoes that are common in outdoor
and indoor domiciliary environments in tropical countries. Their
vectorial competence and vectorial capacity make them excellent
biological vectors for the main arboviruses that affect human
beings. Both Aedes species are listed as the primary vectors of
dengue (DENV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses, which circulate
in many American countries. The recent introduction of Zika virus
(ZIKV) into the Latin American subcontinent and its association
with microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome has alerted health
authorities about the sanitary emergency that the presence of this
new virus in the American territory represents. The emergence of
this pathogen raises the necessity to improve the epidemiologic
and entomologic surveillance systems and to develop new
strategies of prevention and control. This review aims to provide an
overview of ZIKV and the role of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus in
its transmission.
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10.4172/2473-4810.1000103Colecciones
- Microbiología [1171]