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The dinucleotide composition of the Zika virus genome is shaped by conflicting evolutionary pressures in mammalian hosts and mosquito vectors by Fros, Jelke J, Visser, Imke, Tang, Bing, Yan, Kexin, Nakayama, Eri, Visser, Tessa M, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M, van Oers, Monique M, Pijlman, Gorben P, Suhrbier, Andreas, Simmonds, Peter

“…Most vertebrate RNA viruses show pervasive suppression of CpG and UpA dinucleotides, closely resembling the dinucleotide composition of host cell…”
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The invasive Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus found in the Netherlands can experimentally transmit Zika virus and Usutu virus by Abbo, Sandra R, Visser, Tessa M, Wang, Haidong, Göertz, Giel P, Fros, Jelke J, Abma-Henkens, Marleen H C, Geertsema, Corinne, Vogels, Chantal B F, Koopmans, Marion P G, Reusken, Chantal B E M, Hall-Mendelin, Sonja, Hall, Roy A, van Oers, Monique M, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M, Pijlman, Gorben P

“…The Asian bush mosquito Aedes japonicus is invading Europe and was first discovered in Lelystad, the Netherlands in 2013, where it has established a permanent…”
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Reproducing the Rift Valley fever virus mosquito-lamb-mosquito transmission cycle by Wichgers Schreur, Paul J., Vloet, Rianka P. M., Kant, Jet, van Keulen, Lucien, Gonzales, Jose L., Visser, Tessa M., Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M., Vogels, Chantal B. F., Kortekaas, Jeroen

“…Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a mosquito-borne bunyavirus that is pathogenic to ruminants and humans. The virus is endemic to Africa and the Arabian…”
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Optimisation and field validation of odour-baited traps for surveillance of Aedes aegypti adults in Paramaribo, Suriname by Visser, Tessa M, de Cock, Marieke P, Hiwat, Hélène, Wongsokarijo, Merril, Verhulst, Niels O, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M

“…Emerging arboviral diseases like Zika, dengue and chikungunya that are transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, are increasingly threatening human health…”
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Effect of blood source on vector competence of Culex pipiens biotypes for Usutu virus by Abbo, Sandra R, Visser, Tessa M, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M, Pijlman, Gorben P, Wang, Haidong

“…Infectious blood meal experiments have been frequently performed with different virus-vector combinations to assess the transmission potential of…”
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Competition between Usutu virus and West Nile virus during simultaneous and sequential infection of Culex pipiens mosquitoes by Wang, Haidong, Abbo, Sandra R., Visser, Tessa M., Westenberg, Marcel, Geertsema, Corinne, Fros, Jelke J., Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M., Pijlman, Gorben P.

“…Usutu virus (USUV) and West Nile virus (WNV) are closely related mosquito-borne flaviviruses that are mainly transmitted between bird hosts by vector…”
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A New High-Throughput Tool to Screen Mosquito-Borne Viruses in Zika Virus Endemic/Epidemic Areas by Moutailler, Sara, Yousfi, Lena, Mousson, Laurence, Devillers, Elodie, Vazeille, Marie, Vega-Rúa, Anubis, Perrin, Yvon, Jourdain, Frédéric, Chandre, Fabrice, Cannet, Arnaud, Chantilly, Sandrine, Restrepo, Johana, Guidez, Amandine, Dusfour, Isabelle, Vieira Santos de Abreu, Filipe, Pereira dos Santos, Taissa, Jiolle, Davy, Visser, Tessa M., Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M., Wongsokarijo, Merril, Diallo, Mawlouth, Diallo, Diawo, Gaye, Alioune, Boyer, Sébastien, Duong, Veasna, Piorkowski, Géraldine, Paupy, Christophe, Lourenco de Oliveira, Ricardo, de Lamballerie, Xavier, Failloux, Anna-Bella

“…Mosquitoes are vectors of arboviruses affecting animal and human health. Arboviruses circulate primarily within an enzootic cycle and recurrent spillovers…”
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Forced Zika Virus Infection of Culex pipiens Leads to Limited Virus Accumulation in Mosquito Saliva by Abbo, Sandra R, Vogels, Chantal B F, Visser, Tessa M, Geertsema, Corinne, van Oers, Monique M, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M, Pijlman, Gorben P

“…Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that caused a large outbreak in the Americas in 2015 and 2016. The virus is currently present in tropical areas…”
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Subgenomic flavivirus RNA binds the mosquito DEAD/H-box helicase ME31B and determines Zika virus transmission by Aedes aegypti by Göertz, Giel P., van Bree, Joyce W. M., Hiralal, Anwar, Fernhout, Bas M., Steffens, Carmen, Boeren, Sjef, Visser, Tessa M., Vogels, Chantal B. F., Abbo, Sandra R., Fros, Jelke J., Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M., van Oers, Monique M., Pijlman, Gorben P.

“…Zika virus (ZIKV) is an arthropod-borne flavivirus predominantly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and poses a global human health threat. All…”
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Do apes smell like humans? The role of skin bacteria and volatiles of primates in mosquito host selection by Verhulst, Niels O, Umanets, Alexander, Weldegergis, Berhane T, Maas, Jeroen P A, Visser, Tessa M, Dicke, Marcel, Smidt, Hauke, Takken, Willem

“…Anthropophilic mosquitoes are effective vectors of human diseases because of their biting preference. To find their host, these mosquitoes are guided by human…”
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Mosquito vector competence for dengue is modulated by insect-specific viruses by Olmo, Roenick P., Todjro, Yaovi M. H., Aguiar, Eric R. G. R., de Almeida, João Paulo P., Ferreira, Flávia V., Armache, Juliana N., de Faria, Isaque J. S., Ferreira, Alvaro G. A., Amadou, Siad C. G., Silva, Ana Teresa S., de Souza, Kátia P. R., Vilela, Ana Paula P., Babarit, Antinea, Tan, Cheong H., Diallo, Mawlouth, Gaye, Alioune, Paupy, Christophe, Obame-Nkoghe, Judicaël, Visser, Tessa M., Koenraadt, Constantianus J. M., Wongsokarijo, Merril A., Cruz, Ana Luiza C., Prieto, Mariliza T., Parra, Maisa C. P., Nogueira, Maurício L., Avelino-Silva, Vivian, Mota, Renato N., Borges, Magno A. Z., Drumond, Betânia P., Kroon, Erna G., Recker, Mario, Sedda, Luigi, Marois, Eric, Imler, Jean-Luc, Marques, João T.

“…Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes are the main vectors for dengue virus (DENV) and other arboviruses, including Zika virus (ZIKV). Understanding the…”
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Winter Activity and Aboveground Hybridization Between the Two Biotypes of the West Nile Virus Vector Culex pipiens by Vogels, Chantal B F, van de Peppel, Lennart J J, van Vliet, Arnold J H, Westenberg, Marcel, Ibañez-Justicia, Adolfo, Stroo, Arjan, Buijs, Jan A, Visser, Tessa M, Koenraadt, Constantianus J M

“…Culex (Cx.) pipiens mosquitoes are important vectors of West Nile virus (WNV). In Europe, the species Cx. pipiens consists of two biotypes, pipiens and…”
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