Dengue and Zika virus infection patterns vary among Aedes aegypti field populations from Belo Horizonte, a Brazilian endemic city
Godoy RSM, dos Santos Felix L, da Silva Orfanó A, Chaves BA, Nogueira PM, dos Anjos Costa B, Soares AS, Oliveira CCA, Nacif-Pimenta R, Silva BM, Duarte AP, de Lacerda M, Monteiro WM, Secundino NFC, Pimenta PFP. Dengue and Zika virus infection patterns vary among Aedes aegypti field populations from Belo Horizonte, a Brazilian endemic city. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021, 15: e0009839. PMID: 34727099, PMCID: PMC8562804, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral loadDengue virusZika virusSalivary glandsInfection phaseInfection patternsPublic health systemAegypti field populationsHealth districtArboviral infectionsLate infection phaseInfected personsAedes aegypti field populationsViral infectionEndemic regionsEndemic cityInfection rateInfectionHealth systemMosquito responsesMosquito populationsZika outbreakVirusBlood mealVector competence