In:

The Lancet

Authors:

Lauren M Gardner, Nan Chen, Sahotra Sarkar

Constância F J Ayres1 recently pointed out that Zika virus has been collected from several mosquito species including those from the genera, Anopheles, Culex, and Mansonia besides Aedes. Moreover, at least ten Aedes species are known to harbour Zika virus. However, the presence of the virus does not automatically make the species an efficient vector for the disease. It is, therefore, unfortunate that a recent risk map published in The Lancet considers Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus together.2 On the same basis, WHO has predicted that the virus will establish itself in all countries in the Americas except Canada and Chile.3

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