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==Human Pathogen== | ==Human Pathogen== | ||
*Transmission of ZIKV to humans is believed to occur through infected mosquitoes. The following species have been identified as vectors for the virus:<ref name="DuffyChen2009">{{cite journal|last1=Duffy|first1=Mark R.|last2=Chen|first2=Tai-Ho|last3=Hancock|first3=W. Thane|last4=Powers|first4=Ann M.|last5=Kool|first5=Jacob L.|last6=Lanciotti|first6=Robert S.|last7=Pretrick|first7=Moses|last8=Marfel|first8=Maria|last9=Holzbauer|first9=Stacey|last10=Dubray|first10=Christine|last11=Guillaumot|first11=Laurent|last12=Griggs|first12=Anne|last13=Bel|first13=Martin|last14=Lambert|first14=Amy J.|last15=Laven|first15=Janeen|last16=Kosoy|first16=Olga|last17=Panella|first17=Amanda|last18=Biggerstaff|first18=Brad J.|last19=Fischer|first19=Marc|last20=Hayes|first20=Edward B.|title=Zika Virus Outbreak on Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=360|issue=24|year=2009|pages=2536–2543|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJMoa0805715}}</ref> | |||
**''Aedes africanus'' | |||
**''Ae. apicoargenteus'' | |||
**''Ae. luteocephalus'' | |||
**''Ae. aegypti'' | |||
**''Ae. vitattus'' | |||
**''Ae. furcifer'' | |||
**''Ae. hensilii'' | |||
==Refererences== | ==Refererences== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
Revision as of 15:39, 15 December 2015
This page is about microbiologic aspects of the organism(s). For clinical aspects of the disease, see Zika virus infection.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nate Michalak, B.A.
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Organism
- Zika virus, also known as ZIKV, is an enveloped, icosahedral virus with a single-stranded, positive sense RNA genome. The most closely related virus is the Spondweni virus and is one of the two viruses in the Spondweni virus clade.[1]
- The ZIKV genome consists of 10,794 nucleotides that encode 3,419 amino acids[2]
- ZIKV is a member of the Flaviviridae family and of the flavivirus genus.
- There are two lineages for ZIKV: African and Asian.[2]
Human Pathogen
- Transmission of ZIKV to humans is believed to occur through infected mosquitoes. The following species have been identified as vectors for the virus:[3]
- Aedes africanus
- Ae. apicoargenteus
- Ae. luteocephalus
- Ae. aegypti
- Ae. vitattus
- Ae. furcifer
- Ae. hensilii
Refererences
- ↑ FIELDS, B. N., KNIPE, D. M., & HOWLEY, P. M. (2007). Fields virology. Philadelphia, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hayes EB (2009). "Zika virus outside Africa". Emerg Infect Dis. 15 (9): 1347–50. doi:10.3201/eid1509.090442. PMC 2819875. PMID 19788800.
- ↑ Duffy, Mark R.; Chen, Tai-Ho; Hancock, W. Thane; Powers, Ann M.; Kool, Jacob L.; Lanciotti, Robert S.; Pretrick, Moses; Marfel, Maria; Holzbauer, Stacey; Dubray, Christine; Guillaumot, Laurent; Griggs, Anne; Bel, Martin; Lambert, Amy J.; Laven, Janeen; Kosoy, Olga; Panella, Amanda; Biggerstaff, Brad J.; Fischer, Marc; Hayes, Edward B. (2009). "Zika Virus Outbreak on Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia". New England Journal of Medicine. 360 (24): 2536–2543. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0805715. ISSN 0028-4793.