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Table 2.

Summary of ZIKV vector competence experiments of Ae. albopictus populations from Spanish mainland and Balearic Islands

Mosquito population	No. of exposed females	Feeding rate (%)	Positive infected females (%)	Plaque assay^a		Total no. of samples analysed	RT-PCR 14 dpi^b
Mosquito population	No. of exposed females	Feeding rate (%)	Positive infected females (%)	7 dpi	14 dpi	Total no. of samples analysed	RT-PCR 14 dpi^b
BA	500	52	88	25	25	150	8
VA	480	23	68	25	25	150	8
PM	392	26	24	25	25	150	6
MA	390	39	32	25	25	150	6
GU	442	39	84	25	25	150	8

^aPlaque assay = 25 specimens per population (25 analysis of body, 25 analysis of head and 25 analysis of saliva) and condition

^bNumber of saliva samples analysed

Abbreviations: BA, Barcelona; VA, Valencia; PM, Palma de Mallorca; MA, Málaga; GU, Guipúzcoa