Zika cannot be transmitted by common mosquitoes, scientists say

Zika cannot be transmitted by common mosquitoes, scientists say
Brazillian scientists have denied that the common mosquito known as Culex can transmit the Zika virus, saying that the Aedes aegypti mosquito is known to be a main vector of the disease.

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The results were published Tuesday in the PLoS (Public Library of Science) Neglected Tropical Diseases. “We examined the saliva of the common mosquito to see if we could detect the virus but we found no Zika. This convinced us that this mosquito is not capable of transmitting it,” said Ricardo Lourenco, a veterinarian from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, who led the project. This study contradicted findings in July from the state-owned Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, in which researchers said the Zika virus had been found in the saliva of the Culex though its ability to transmit the virus remained unknown. Brazil has been one of the countries worst hit by Zika though cases have dropped significantly in recent months after a massive fumigation campaign and with the arrival of winter.

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Source : Agencies

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