2018
Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Göertz GP, Lingemann M, Geertsema C, Abma-Henkens MHC, Vogels CBF, Koenraadt CJM, van Oers MM, Pijlman GP. Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12: e0006958. PMID: 30412583, PMCID: PMC6249005, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHIKV replicationChikungunya virusAedes aegypti mosquitoesMosquito cellsAegypti mosquitoesTransmission of CHIKVCHIKV infectionHypervariable domainMosquito salivaHost proteinsInfectionCHIKV mutantsChikungunya Virus nsP3Non-structural proteinsCHIKV nsP3Arthropod-borneEfficient infectionIntervention strategiesViral RNATransmission cycleMosquitoesFGDF motifsCellsMammalian cellsRich motif
2017
Mosquito co-infection with Zika and chikungunya virus allows simultaneous transmission without affecting vector competence of Aedes aegypti
Göertz GP, Vogels CBF, Geertsema C, Koenraadt CJM, Pijlman GP. Mosquito co-infection with Zika and chikungunya virus allows simultaneous transmission without affecting vector competence of Aedes aegypti. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2017, 11: e0005654. PMID: 28570693, PMCID: PMC5469501, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChikungunya virusZika virusAegypti mosquitoesIntrathoracic injectionPresence of ZIKVVector competenceInfectious blood mealSerious health burdenDual-color immunofluorescenceBlood mealMultiple mosquito bitesArthropod-borne virusZIKV productionSalivary gland barrierCase reportAedes aegypti mosquitoesHealth burdenOral exposureMosquito bitesViral titersPositive mosquitoesMosquito cellsBiteProfound barrierVirus