Table 1 Infection, dissemination and transmission rates calculated at 7 and 14 days post-infection (dpi) for Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus females orally challenged with CHIKV at a titre of 10^7.3 plaque-forming units per ml

Aedes aegypti

8/16 (50)

16/59 (27)

7/8 (87)

14/16 (87)

0/7 (0)

4/14 (28)

Aedes albopictus

7/22 (31)

5/44 (11)

3/7 (42)

4/5 (80)

0/3 (0)

3/4 (75)

P ^a

0.32

0.08

0.11

1.00

–

0.24