Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Pigs and Mosquitoes,Mexico |
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| Authors: | Daniel Nunez-Avellaneda,Rosa Carmina Cetina-Trejo,Emily Zamudio-Moreno,Carlos Baak-Baak,Nohemi Cigarroa-Toledo,Guadalupe Reyes-Solis,Antonio Ortega-Pacheco,Gerardo Suzá n,Chandra Tandugu,Juliá n E. Garcí a-Rejó n,Bradley J. Blitvich,Carlos Machain-Williams |
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| Affiliation: | Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Merida, Mexico (D. Nunez-Avellaneda, R. Carmina Cetina-Trejo, E. Zamudio-Moreno, C. Baak-Baak, N. Cigarroa-Toledo, G. Reyes-Solis, J.E. García-Rejón, C. Machain-Williams);Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA (D. Nunez-Avellaneda, C. Tandugu, B.J. Blitvich);Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Xmatkuil, Mexico; (A. Ortega-Pacheco);Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico (G. Suzán) |
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| Abstract: | Evidence suggests that pigs seroconvert after experimental exposure to Zika virus and are potential sentinels. We demonstrate that pigs are also susceptible to natural Zika virus infection, shown by the presence of antibodies in domestic pigs in Yucatan, Mexico. Zika virus RNA was detected in 5 species of mosquitoes collected inside pigpens. |
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| Keywords: | flavivirus Zika virus Mexico pigs mosquitos Culex viruses zoonoses vector-borne diseases mosquito-borne diseases |
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