Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2017)

Early Evidence for Zika Virus Circulation among Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Tania Ayllón,
  • Renata de Mendonça Campos,
  • Patrícia Brasil,
  • Fernanda Cristina Morone,
  • Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara,
  • Guilherme Louzada Silva Meira,
  • Egbert Tannich,
  • Kristie Aimi Yamamoto,
  • Marilia Sá Carvalho,
  • Renata Saraiva Pedro,
  • Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit,
  • Daniel Cadar,
  • Davis Fernandes Ferreira,
  • Nildimar Alves Honório

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2308.162007
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 8
pp. 1411 – 1412

Abstract

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During 2014–2016, we conducted mosquito-based Zika virus surveillance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Results suggest that Zika virus was probably introduced into the area during May–November 2013 via multiple in-country sources. Furthermore, our results strengthen the hypothesis that Zika virus in the Americas originated in Brazil during October 2012–May 2013.

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