The invasive Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus found in the Netherlands can experimentally transmit Zika virus and Usutu virus - Abbo, Sandra R.; Visser, Tessa M.; Wang, Haidong; Göertz, Giel P.; Fros, Jelke J.; Abma-Henkens, Marleen H. C.; Geertsema, Corinne; Vogels, Chantal B. F.; Koopmans, Marion P. G.; Reusken, Chantal B. E. M.; Hall-Mendelin, Sonja; Hall, Roy A.; et al. (PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2020)
Keywords: Aedes; Aedes japonicus; Aquatic insects; Arbovirus diseases; Biology and Life Sciences; Birds; Blood; Culicidae; Discovery and exploration; Distribution; Females; Gene sequencing; Investigations; Medicine and Health Sciences; Microencephaly; Midgut; Mosquitoes; Nucleic acids; People and Places; Population studies; Public health; Research and analysis methods; Risk factors; RNA; RNA viruses; Saliva; siRNA; Transmission; Tropical diseases; Vector-borne diseases; Viruses; West Nile virus; Zika virus; Zoonoses; Netherlands; South America; Australia; United States--US; Europe