title: Experimental transmission of Zika virus by mosquitoes from central Europe.
abstract: Mosquitoes collected in Germany in 2016, including Culex pipiens pipiens biotype pipiens, Culex torrentium and Aedes albopictus, as well as Culex pipiens pipiens biotype molestus (in colony since 2011) were experimentally infected with Zika virus (ZIKV) at 18 °C or 27 °C. None of the Culex taxa showed vector competence for ZIKV. In contrast, Aedes albopictus were susceptible for ZIKV but only at 27 °C, with transmission rates similar to an Aedes aegypti laboratory colony tested in parallel.
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.|These authors contributed equally to this work.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heitmann
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.|These authors contributed equally to this work.|German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Luebeck-Borstel, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Renke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lühken
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.|German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Luebeck-Borstel, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Mayke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leggewie
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Marlis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Badusche
authors.affiliation: Institute for Dipterology (IfD), Speyer, Germany.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pluskota
authors.affiliation: Institute for Dipterology (IfD), Speyer, Germany.|University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.affiliation: University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Olli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vapalahti
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.|German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Luebeck-Borstel, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmidt-Chanasit
authors.affiliation: Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany.|German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Hamburg-Luebeck-Borstel, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Egbert
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tannich
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D003465:Culex / Q000145:classification / Q000821:virology*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology*; D000071244:Zika Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000071243:Zika Virus Infection / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*
keywords: Aedes albopictus; Culex species; Zika virus; transmission rate