Differential transmission of Asian and African Zika virus lineages by Aedes aegypti from New Caledonia

by Calvez et al.

The results of this study demonstrate that Ae. aegypti from New Caledonia can become infected and replicate different ZIKV strains belonging to all lineages. These data emphasize the importance of studying the interaction between vectors and their arboviruses according to each local geographic context.

26th September 2018 • comment

Zika virus outbreak in the Pacific: Vector competence of regional vectors

by Calvez et al.

Results from this study indicate a low ZIKV transmission by Ae. aegypti and Ae. polynesiensis tested from the Pacific region. These results were unexpected and suggest the importance of other factors especially the vector density, the mosquito lifespan or the large immunologically naive fraction of the population that may have contributed to the rapid spread of the ZIKV in the Pacific region during the 2013–2017 outbreak.

17th July 2018 • comment