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Table 1 Infection, dissemination and transmission rates of the three Aedes aegypti populations at 10 days post-oral infection with dengue virus serotype 2

From: Immune-related transcripts, microbiota and vector competence differ in dengue-2 virus-infected geographically distinct Aedes aegypti populations

Mosquito population

Number tested

Infection rate

Dissemination rate

Transmission rate

Transmission efficiency

Vilas do Atlântico (VDA)

18

9 (50.0%)a

4 (44.4%)c

1 (25.0%)e,f

5.6%g

California (CA)

29

21 (72.4%)a,b

17 (81.0%)c,d

5 (29.4%)e

17.2%g

Vero

29

24 (82.8%)b

21 (87.5%)d

15 (71.4%)f

51.7%h

  1. Values followed by different lowercase letters are significantly different at P < 0.05