Comment

. 2017 Oct 18;6(10):e90.

doi: 10.1038/emi.2017.85.

Lack of evidence for Zika virus transmission by Culex mosquitoes

Christopher M Roundy¹, Sasha R Azar¹, Aaron C Brault², Gregory D Ebel³, Anna-Bella Failloux⁴, Ildefonso Fernandez-Salas⁵, Uriel Kitron⁶, Laura D Kramer⁷, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira⁸, Jorge E Osorio⁹, Igor D Paploski¹⁰, Gonzalo M Vazquez-Prokopec⁶, Guilherme S Ribeiro¹¹, Scott A Ritchie¹², Laura B Tauro¹⁰, Nikos Vasilakis¹³, Scott C Weaver¹

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, Institute for Translational Research, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
² Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
³ Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA.
⁴ Institut Pasteur, Department of Virology, Arboviruses and Insect Vectors, Paris, France.
⁵ Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública-INSP, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
⁶ Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁷ Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.
⁸ Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁹ Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
¹⁰ Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.
¹¹ Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil and Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.
¹² Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Smithfield, QLD, Australia.
¹³ Institute for Human Infections and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.

PMID: 29044195
PMCID: PMC5658773
DOI: 10.1038/emi.2017.85

Comment

Lack of evidence for Zika virus transmission by Culex mosquitoes

Christopher M Roundy et al. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017.

. 2017 Oct 18;6(10):e90.

doi: 10.1038/emi.2017.85.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, Institute for Translational Research, and Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
² Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
³ Arthropod-Borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA.
⁴ Institut Pasteur, Department of Virology, Arboviruses and Insect Vectors, Paris, France.
⁵ Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública-INSP, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
⁶ Department of Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁷ Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA.
⁸ Laboratório de Mosquitos Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁹ Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA.
¹⁰ Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.
¹¹ Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil and Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil.
¹² Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Smithfield, QLD, Australia.
¹³ Institute for Human Infections and Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.

PMID: 29044195
PMCID: PMC5658773
DOI: 10.1038/emi.2017.85

No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

Response to: 'Lack of evidence for Zika virus transmission by Culex mosquitoes'.
Ayres C, Guedes D, Paiva M, Donato M, Barbosa P, Krokovsky L, Rocha S, Saraiva K, Crespo M, Rezende T, Wallau G, Barbosa R, Oliveira C, Melo-Santos MA, Pena L, Cordeiro M, Franca R, Oliveira A, Peixoto C, Leal WS. Ayres C, et al. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017 Oct 18;6(10):e91. doi: 10.1038/emi.2017.86. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017. PMID: 29044194 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Comment on

Zika virus replication in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Brazil.
Guedes DR, Paiva MH, Donato MM, Barbosa PP, Krokovsky L, Rocha SWDS, Saraiva K, Crespo MM, Rezende TM, Wallau GL, Barbosa RM, Oliveira CM, Melo-Santos MA, Pena L, Cordeiro MT, Franca RFO, Oliveira AL, Peixoto CA, Leal WS, Ayres CF. Guedes DR, et al. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017 Aug 9;6(8):e69. doi: 10.1038/emi.2017.59. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2017. PMID: 28790458 Free PMC article.

Cited by

Zika vector competence data reveals risks of outbreaks: the contribution of the European ZIKAlliance project.
Obadia T, Gutierrez-Bugallo G, Duong V, Nuñez AI, Fernandes RS, Kamgang B, Hery L, Gomard Y, Abbo SR, Jiolle D, Glavinic U, Dupont-Rouzeyrol M, Atyame CM, Pocquet N, Boyer S, Dauga C, Vazeille M, Yébakima A, White MT, Koenraadt CJM, Mavingui P, Vega-Rua A, Veronesi E, Pijlman GP, Paupy C, Busquets N, Lourenço-de-Oliveira R, De Lamballerie X, Failloux AB. Obadia T, et al. Nat Commun. 2022 Aug 2;13(1):4490. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32234-y. Nat Commun. 2022. PMID: 35918360 Free PMC article.
Contributions of Genetic Evolution to Zika Virus Emergence.
Hung SJ, Huang SW. Hung SJ, et al. Front Microbiol. 2021 May 6;12:655065. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.655065. eCollection 2021. Front Microbiol. 2021. PMID: 34025610 Free PMC article. Review.
Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Pigs and Mosquitoes, Mexico.
Nunez-Avellaneda D, Cetina-Trejo RC, Zamudio-Moreno E, Baak-Baak C, Cigarroa-Toledo N, Reyes-Solis G, Ortega-Pacheco A, Suzán G, Tandugu C, García-Rejón JE, Blitvich BJ, Machain-Williams C. Nunez-Avellaneda D, et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Feb;27(2):574-577. doi: 10.3201/eid2702.201452. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 33496242 Free PMC article.
Vector Competence of Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus from Brazil and New Caledonia for Three Zika Virus Lineages.
Fernandes RS, O'Connor O, Bersot MIL, Girault D, Dokunengo MR, Pocquet N, Dupont-Rouzeyrol M, Lourenço-de-Oliveira R. Fernandes RS, et al. Pathogens. 2020 Jul 16;9(7):575. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070575. Pathogens. 2020. PMID: 32708536 Free PMC article.
The Cellular Impact of the ZIKA Virus on Male Reproductive Tract Immunology and Physiology.
Almeida RDN, Braz-de-Melo HA, Santos IO, Corrêa R, Kobinger GP, Magalhaes KG. Almeida RDN, et al. Cells. 2020 Apr 18;9(4):1006. doi: 10.3390/cells9041006. Cells. 2020. PMID: 32325652 Free PMC article. Review.

See all "Cited by" articles

References

1. Guedes DR, Paiva MH, Donato MM et al. Zika virus replication in the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus in Brazil. Emerg Microbes Infect 2017; 6: e69. - PMC - PubMed
1. Barnett HC. The incrimination of arthropods as vectors of disease. Proc 11th Int Congr Entomol 1960; 2: 341–345.
1. Vasilakis N, Weaver SC. Flavivirus transmission focusing on Zika. Curr Opin Virol 2017; 22: 30–35. - PMC - PubMed
1. Ferreira-de-Brito A, Ribeiro IP, Miranda RM et al. First detection of natural infection of Aedes aegypti with Zika virus in Brazil and throughout South America. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2016; 111: 655–658. - PMC - PubMed
1. Azar SR, Roundy CM, Rossi SL et al. Differential vector competency of Aedes albopictus populations from the Americas for Zika virus. Am J Trop Med Hygiene 2017; 97: 330–339. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types

Actions
Actions

MeSH terms

Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions
Actions

Grants and funding

U01 AI115577/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources
Other Literature Sources
- scite Smart Citations
Medical
- MedlinePlus Health Information

Save citation to file

Email citation

Add to Collections

Add to My Bibliography

Your saved search

Create a file for external citation management software

Your RSS Feed

Lack of evidence for Zika virus transmission by Culex mosquitoes

Affiliations

Lack of evidence for Zika virus transmission by Culex mosquitoes

Authors

Affiliations

Comment in

Comment on

Similar articles

Cited by

References

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding

LinkOut - more resources

Full Text Sources

Other Literature Sources

Medical