Sandra R Abbo, Tessa M Visser, Haidong Wang, Giel P Göertz, Jelke J Fros, Marleen H C Abma-Henkens, Corinne Geertsema, Chantal B F Vogels, Marion P G Koopmans, Chantal B E M Reusken, Sonja Hall-Mendelin, Roy A Hall, Monique M van Oers, Constantianus J M Koenraadt, Gorben P Pijlman
BACKGROUND: The Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus is invading Europe and was first discovered in Lelystad, the Netherlands in 2013, where it has established a permanent population. In this study, we investigated the vector competence of Ae. japonicus from the Netherlands for the emerging Zika virus (ZIKV) and zoonotic Usutu virus (USUV). ZIKV causes severe congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome in humans. USUV is closely related to West Nile virus, has recently spread throughout Europe and is causing mass mortality of birds...
April 2020: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases