Sindbis virus interferes with dengue 4 virus replication and its potential transmission by Aedes albopictus

Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Midgut infection rates, dissemination rates, and population dissemination rates for dengue-4 and Sindbis viruses among Aedes albopictus females exposed to the two viruses either individually or simultaneously

		Infection rates			Dissemination rates			Population dissemination rates
Virus	Treatment	6 dpe	9 dpe	12 dpe	6 dpe	9 dpe	12 dpe	6 dpe	9 dpe	12 dpe
DENV-4	Dengue alone	0.42 (91)	0.36 (67)	0.37 (90)	0.11 (38)	0.46 (24)	0.45 (33)	0.04 (91)	0.16 (67)	0.17 (90)
	Coinfection	0.25 (91)	0.22 (86)	0.12 (76)	0.22 (23)	0.16 (19)	0.44 (9)	0.05 (91)	0.03 (86)	0.05 (76)
SINV	SINV alone	0.04 (74)	0.08 (79)	0.0 (77)	0.0 (3)	0.0 (6)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (74)	0.0 (79)	0.0 (77)
	Coinfection	0.0 (91)	0.01(86)	0.04(76)	0.0 (0)	0.0 (1)	0.0 (3)	0.0 (91)	0.0 (86)	0.0 (76)

Virus-exposed mosquitoes were incubated for 6, 9 or 12 days. Values in parentheses represent the sample size.

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