Aedes aegypti vector competence studies: A review

• Published in: Infection, genetics and evolution Vol. 67; pp. 191 - 209
• Main Authors: Souza-Neto, Jayme A., Powell, Jeffrey R., Bonizzoni, Mariangela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Aedes - genetics; Aedes - virology; Aedes aegypti; Animals; antiviral proteins; bacteria; dengue; fever; Genetic Variation; genome; Host-Pathogen Interactions; human health; Humans; innate immunity; insects; meta-analysis; Microbiota; mixed infection; Mosquito Vectors - genetics; Mosquito Vectors - virology; rearing; tissue culture; vector competence; Virus Diseases - transmission; Virus Diseases - virology; viruses; Yellow fever virus

Aedes aegypti is the primary transmitter of the four viruses that have had the greatest impact on human health, the viruses causing yellow fever, dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika fever. Because this mosquito is easy to rear in the laboratory and these viruses grow in laboratory tissue culture cel...