Table 1.
Infection rates (IR), transmission rates (TR), transmission efficiency (TE) and body titer of Aedes koreicus at two different temperatures (14 days post-infection) for arbovirus infection with chikungunya Virus (CHIKV), West Nile Virus (WNV) or Zika Virus (ZIKV), and information about IR with Wiesbaden virus (WBDV) and coinfection rate (CR).
| Arbovirus | Temperature °C | IR Arbovirus |
TR Arbovirus |
TE Arbovirus |
Mean (95% Confidence Interval) log10 RNA Copies/Specimen | IR WBDV | CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIKV | 24 ± 5 | 17.6% (6/34) |
0% (0/6) |
0% (0/34) |
1.37 (0.29–2.45) | 8.8% (3/34) |
8.8% (3/34) |
| CHIKV | 27 ± 5 | 68.2% (103/151) |
6.8% (7/103) |
4.6% (7/151) |
4.68 (4.15–5.22) | 6.6% (10/151) |
6.0% (9/151) |
| WNV | 24 ± 5 | 90.6% (29/32) |
0% (0/29) |
0% (0/32) |
7.09 (6.15–8.03) | 3.1% (1/32) |
3.1% (1/32) |
| WNV | 27 ± 5 | 85.4% (35/41) |
0% (0/35) |
0% (0/41) |
6.7 (5.72–7.68) | 0% (0/41) |
0% (0/41) |
| ZIKV | 24 ± 5 | 78.9% (30/38) |
0% (0/30) |
0% (0/38) |
4.97 (4.02–5.92) | 0% (0/38) |
0% (0/38) |
| ZIKV | 27 ± 5 | 81.4% (35/43) |
5.7% (2/35) |
4.7% (2/43) |
6.2 (5.19–7.21) | 20.9% (9/43) |
20.9% (9/43) |