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. 2019 Jan 22;17(1):e3000130. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000130

Fig 2. Mosquito and human coinfections occur as a result of simultaneous or sequential infection.

Fig 2

Coinfection may either be the result of simultaneous transmission of multiple viruses between mosquitoes and humans (central panel) or sequential transmission during multiple mosquito bites. Four scenarios may explain the consequences of virus coinfection inside mosquito vectors and human hosts: enhancement, inhibition, competition, or neutral.