Gutiérrez López, RafaelBialosuknia, Sean M.Ciota, Alexander T.Montalvo, TomásMartínez de la Puente, JosuéGangoso De La Colina, Laura EstherFiguerola, JordiKramer, Laura D.2024-11-272024-11-272019Gutiérrez-López, R., Bialosuknia, S. M., Ciota, A. T., Montalvo, T., Martínez-de la Puente, J., Gangoso, L....Kramer, L. D. (2019). Vector Competence of Aedes caspius and Ae. albopictus Mosquitoes for Zika Virus, Spain. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 25(2), 346-348. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2502.171123.1080-604010.3201/eid2502.171123https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/111153Projects CGL2012-30759 (BES-2013-065274) and CGL2015-65055P from MINECO supported this study.We assessed the vector competence of Aedes caspius and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in Spain for the transmission of Zika virus. Whereas Ae. albopictus mosquitoes were a competent vector, Ae. caspius mosquitoes were unable to transmit Zika virus. We also identified high levels of vertical transmission of Zika virus in Ae. albopictus mosquitoes.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/journal article1080-6059https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2502.171123https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/17-1123_article#;open access616.98595.771591.5Ecología (Biología)Enfermedades infecciosas3202 Epidemiología2413.03 Ecología de Los Insectos2420 Virología