From: Zika virus can be venereally transmitted between Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Mosquito population | ZIKV strain | Sex ratio female: male (insemination rate)a | Female orally challenged | Male venereal transmission | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | IR (%) | n | IR (%) | |||
Urca | RioU1 | 256:256 (90%)b | 30 | 63 | 110 | 0.9 |
RioU1 | 37:19 (97%)c | 10 | 70 | 20 | 0 | |
PE243 | 76:76 (50%)b | 30 | 46 | 38 | 0 | |
Goiânia | RioU1 | 90:45 (100%)c | 10 | 50 | 6 | 33.0 |