PhD. student Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida Vero Beach, Florida, United States
Abstract: Vector competence of Aedes aegypti for Mayaro virus (MAYV) was determined at 20°C and 30°C for several time points. We observed a trend of increase in progression of MAYV infection and replication over time, followed by a decline during later periods. Mosquitoes were able to transmit MAYV after 3 and 15 days post infection at 30°C and 20°C, respectively. Our results suggest that temperature and time can influence MAYV progression of infection in Ae. aegypti.
