Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) : a potential vector of Zika virus in Singapore

• Main Authors: Wong, Pei-Sze Jeslyn., Li, Mei-zhi Irene., Chong, Chee-Seng., Ng, Lee-Ching., Tan, Cheong-Huat.
• Other Authors: Turell, Michael J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Virology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98506; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18420
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a little known arbovirus until it caused a major outbreak in the Pacific Island of Yap in 2007. Although the virus has a wide geographic distribution, most of the known vectors are sylvatic Aedes mosquitoes from Africa where the virus was first isolated. Presently, A...