Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Pigs and Mosquitoes, Mexico

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 574 - 577
• Main Authors: Nunez-Avellaneda, Daniel, Cetina-Trejo, Rosa Carmina, Zamudio-Moreno, Emily, Baak-Baak, Carlos, Cigarroa-Toledo, Nohemi, Reyes-Solis, Guadalupe, Ortega-Pacheco, Antonio, Suzán, Gerardo, Tandugu, Chandra, García-Rejón, Julián E, Blitvich, Bradley J, Machain-Williams, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01-02-2021; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Antibodies; Aquatic insects; Culex; Disease transmission; Dispatch; Domestic animals; Evaluation; Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Pigs and Mosquitoes, Mexico; flavivirus; Hogs; Infections; Investigations; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Mexico; Mosquitoes; mosquitos; pigs; Sentinel health events; Swine; Vector-borne diseases; Veterinary medicine; West Nile virus; Zika virus; Mexico; United States > US; Iowa; pigs; mosquito-borne diseases; viruses; vector-borne diseases; Mexico; zoonoses; Zika virus; Culex; mosquitos; flavivirus
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2702.201452

Evidence suggests that pigs seroconvert after experimental exposure to Zika virus and are potential sentinels. We demonstrate that pigs are also susceptible to natural Zika virus infection, shown by the presence of antibodies in domestic pigs in Yucatan, Mexico. Zika virus RNA was detected in 5 species of mosquitoes collected inside pigpens.