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Table 2 Summary of ZIKV vector competence experiments of Ae. albopictus populations from Spanish mainland and Balearic Islands

From: Limited risk of Zika virus transmission by five Aedes albopictus populations from Spain

Mosquito population

No. of exposed females

Feeding rate (%)

Positive infected females (%)

Plaque assaya

Total no. of samples analysed

RT-PCR 14 dpib

7 dpi

14 dpi

BA

500

52

88

25

25

150

8

VA

480

23

68

25

25

150

8

PM

392

26

24

25

25

150

6

MA

390

39

32

25

25

150

6

GU

442

39

84

25

25

150

8

  1. aPlaque assay = 25 specimens per population (25 analysis of body, 25 analysis of head and 25 analysis of saliva) and condition
  2. bNumber of saliva samples analysed
  3. Abbreviations: BA, Barcelona; VA, Valencia; PM, Palma de Mallorca; MA, Málaga; GU, Guipúzcoa