Asian tiger mosquito

… in Africa and the Americas, A. albopictus can also transmit the disease to humans in those regions. In French Polynesia, A. polynesiensis serves as an endemic dengue vector. Dengue outbreaks have also been attributed to A. scutellaris, a species native to islands of the Malay Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, and…

…the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus. The original vector of the virus was A. aegypti, which is native to Africa and India. However, genetic mutations enabled viral adaptation to A. albopictus, which is native to Asia. This mosquito is considered an invasive species, and factors involving changes in climate…

…to infect a second vector, Aedes albopictus, which is native to Asia but today is considered an invasive species in places with warm, marshlike environments, including certain areas in Australia, on islands in the Indian Ocean, in the southeastern United States, and in Europe. Infected humans traveling from regions where…

The Asian tiger mosquito, A. albopictus, is another prominent carrier of the virus. A mosquito becomes infected only if it bites an infected individual (humans and perhaps also certain species of monkey) during the first three days of the victim’s illness. It then requires 8 to 11 days to…

aegypti and A. albopictus. In rare instances, the disease may be transmitted between humans perinatally (between mother and fetus), sexually, or via blood transfusion.

aegypti and A. albopictus, are native to Africa and Asia, respectively. However, both species have spread from those regions to distant areas, including the South Pacific and the Americas. In addition, Zika virus may be readily taken up and transmitted by endemic Aedes species; for example, A.…