Table 4 Filial infection rate (FIR) of ZIKV in the progeny of Ae. aegypti and Cx. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes.
From: Vertical transmission of Zika virus in Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquitoes
Strains | Mosquitoes tested | Sex | Filial infection rate (s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | |||
Laboratory | Cx. quinquefasciatus | Female | 1:66 | 1:83 | 1:240 | 1:267 | 1:345 | 1:2,400 |
Male | 1:150 | 1:180 | — | — | — | — | ||
Ae. aegypti | Female | 1:1,200 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Field | Ae. aegypti | Female | 1:600 | — | — | — | — | — |
Male | 1:900 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
