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Table 3 Transmission rate of Aedes japonicus and Ae. triseriatus intrathoracically inoculated with ZIKV

From: Vector competence of Virginia mosquitoes for Zika and Cache Valley viruses

Mosquito species

Infection method

Sample size (n)

Virus titer (pfu/ml)

Transmission (%)

Ae. albopictus

Intrathoracic

19

5.25 × 104

63a

Oral

37

3.00 × 106

24b

Ae. aegypti

Intrathoracic

21

5.25 × 104

71a

Oral

25

6.50 × 106

48a

Ae. japonicus

Intrathoracic

21

7.50 × 104

19a

Oral

73

3.72 × 107

3b

Ae. triseriatus

Intrathoracic

23

1.80 × 105

0a

Oral

28

4.50 × 107

0a

  1. Notes: Differing letters denote significance of transmission rates of the same species after oral or intrathoracic infection by two-tailed Fischer’s exact test, α = 0.05