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. 2017 Aug;25(8):603-605.
doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.05.014. Epub 2017 Jun 10.

A Single Substitution Changes Zika Virus Infectivity in Mosquitoes

Guan-Zhu Han  1
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A Single Substitution Changes Zika Virus Infectivity in Mosquitoes

Guan-Zhu Han. Trends Microbiol. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

Zika virus (ZIKV) has caused outbreaks in the Pacific and the Americas. The mechanism underlying the recent ZIKV epidemic remains obscure. A recent study reveals that an amino acid substitution is associated with increased infectivity of ZIKV in the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Keywords: Zika virus; amino acid substitution; transmission vector.

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