Could this mosquito native from Chile, be a vector for the virus Zika, to other persons in Chile?
The mosquito would need to be a competent vector for Zika in order to spread the virus. Like in humans, the virus needs to be able to establish an infection in the vector in order to then be spread during blood feeding. Our knowledge of the virus and its ecology remains limited, but as of now, it seems that Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus serve as the major vectors for Zika (though other Aedes species have been implicated in past outbreaks).
Creo no pasaría nada ya que existe restricción por el hospedero, es decir Zika tiene poder infectivo en aedes egypti y zika no no tendría el potencial de infectar otro mosquito sino quedaría la grande, es una duda muy valida. quizás pasaran cientos de años para que la evolución de zika le permirta poder infectar evolutivamente a otro vector. El riesgo en Chile es Isla de Pascua donde existe el mosquito nao nao que creo podría tener el potencail de ser vector del virus zyka.
Hola Marcelo, realmente no existen muchos estudios que evalúen la competencia vectorial de otros géneros, aparte de Aedes para Zika. Se requiere más investigación al respecto.
What are the major Aedes species that breed in domestic and peridomestic container habitats in Chile? Probably their susceptibility to Zika virus could be investigated and preventive measures could be initiated well in advance.
Since, as showhn in my recent review on Zika and other Aedes aegypti-transmitted virus, Aedes aegypti and other Aedes (Stegomyia) mosquitoes are the most suspect mosquito vectors. Only the first has been found in Chile, which has a peculiar geography and climate. Aedes (Ochlerotatus) albifasciatus, a vector of viruses in Argentina, could be a secondary suspect. Are there recent and detailed surveys in Chile?
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