@article{fdi:010085954, title = {{Z}ika vector competence data reveals risks of outbreaks : the contribution of the {E}uropean {ZIKA}lliance project}, author = {{O}badia, {T}. and {G}utierrez-{B}ugallo, {G}. and {D}uong, {V}. and {N}unez, {A}. {I}. and {F}ernandes, {R}. {S}. and {K}amgang, {B}. and {H}ery, {L}. and {G}omard, {Y}. and {A}bbo, {S}. {R}. and {J}iolle, {D}. and {G}lavinic, {U}. and {D}upont-{R}ouzeyrol, {M}. and {A}tyame, {C}. {M}. and {P}ocquet, {N}. and {B}oyer, {S}. and {D}auga, {C}. and {V}azeille, {M}. and {Y}ebakima, {A}. and {W}hite, {M}. {T}. and {K}oenraadt, {C}. {J}. {M}. and {M}avingui, {P}. and {V}ega-{R}ua, {A}. and {V}eronesi, {E}. and {P}ijlman, {G}. {P}. and {P}aupy, {C}hristophe and {B}usquets, {N}. and {L}ourenco-de-{O}liveira, {R}. and {L}amballerie de, {X}. and {F}ailloux, {A}. {B}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{Z}ika virus ({ZIKV}), the causative agent of virus-induced brain damage in newborns, is transmitted by mosquitoes, mainly {A}edes aegypti, and secondarily, {A}edes albopictus. {H}ere, {O}badia et al. characterize {ZIKV} vector competence of 50 mosquito populations from six species collected in 12 different countries to inform about epidemic risk. {T}hey find that {A}frican {ZIKV} strain shows higher transmission efficiency compared to {A}merican and {A}sian {ZIKV} strains and that {A}e. aegypti mosquitoes have highest susceptibility to infections, while {C}ulexmosquitoes are largely non-susceptible. {F}irst identified in 1947, {Z}ika virus took roughly 70 years to cause a pandemic unusually associated with virus-induced brain damage in newborns. {Z}ika virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, mainly {A}edes aegypti, and secondarily, {A}edes albopictus, both colonizing a large strip encompassing tropical and temperate regions. {A}s part of the international project {ZIKA}lliance initiated in 2016, 50 mosquito populations from six species collected in 12 countries were experimentally infected with different {Z}ika viruses. {H}ere, we show that {A}e. aegypti is mainly responsible for {Z}ika virus transmission having the highest susceptibility to viral infections. {O}ther species play a secondary role in transmission while {C}ulex mosquitoes are largely non-susceptible. {Z}ika strain is expected to significantly modulate transmission efficiency with {A}frican strains being more likely to cause an outbreak. {A}s the distribution of {A}e. aegypti will doubtless expand with climate change and without new marketed vaccines, all the ingredients are in place to relive a new pandemic of {Z}ika.}, keywords = {{BRESIL} ; {CAMBODGE} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {CONGO} ; {CUBA} ; {FRANCE} ; {GABON} ; {GUADELOUPE} ; {HAITI} ; {LA} {REUNION} ; {MADERE} ; {PAYS} {BAS} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {ESPAGNE} ; {SUISSE} ; {AMERIQUE} ; {AFRIQUE} ; {ASIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications}, volume = {13}, numero = {1}, pages = {4490 [8 p.]}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1038/s41467-022-32234-y}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085954}, }