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Review
. 2017 Jan-Feb;55(1):63-66.

[Zika virus and their means of delivery, rather than Aedes]

[Article in Spanish]
Luis Del Carpio-Orantes  1 , María María González-Clemente
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Review

[Zika virus and their means of delivery, rather than Aedes]

[Article in Spanish]
Luis Del Carpio-Orantes et al. Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc. 2017 Jan-Feb.
Free article

Abstract
in English, Spanish

In the present work an exposition of the most frequent vectors of the arboviruses is made highlighting the ones of the genus Aedes, of these in each geographic distribution there are specific subgeneros, in Africa emphasizes A. africanus, A. opok and A. vitatus like those in charge of The propagation of arboviruses. In Asia and Oceania, A. hensilii and A. polynesiensis stand out, and A. albopictus, in addition to A. koreicus and A. japonicus, the latter also responsible for dissemination in North America. It is mentioned in the wave that struck to South America the greater importance of other genera like Culex, emphasizing C. pipiens, C. perfuscus, C. quinquefasciatus and C. nigripalpus; Also genera like Anopheles emphasizing A. coustani, A. albimanus and A. pseudopunctipennis (Central America and Mexico). Therefore the importance of other vectors other than Aedes as the participants in the American wave is pointed out.

En el presente trabajo se hace una exposición de los vectores más frecuentes de los arbovirus, destacando los del genero Aedes; de estos, en cada distribución geográfica existen subgéneros específicos, en África destaca el A. africanus, A. opok y A. vitatus como los responsables de la propagación de arbovirus. En Asia y Oceania destacan el A. hensilii y A. polynesiensis, y en Europa ha tomado auge el A. albopictus, ademas del A. koreicus y A. japonicus, estos últimos responsables también de la diseminación en Norteamérica. Se comenta en la oleada que sacudió a Sudamérica, la mayor importancia de otros géneros como Culex, destacando C. pipiens, C. perfuscus, C. quinquefasciatus y C. nigripalpus; asimismo, géneros como Anopheles destacando A. coustani, A. albimanus y A. pseudopunctipennis (presentes principalmente en Centroamérica y México). Por lo que se puntualiza la importancia de otros vectores diferentes de Aedes como los partícipes de la oleada americana.

Keywords: Aedes; Anopheles; Arbovirus infections; Culex; Zika virus.

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