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Modes of Transmission of Zika Virus Christopher J The Journal of Infectious Diseases SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE Modes of Transmission of Zika Virus Christopher J. Gregory,1 Titilope Oduyebo,2 Aaron C. Brault,1 John T. Brooks,3 Koo-Whang Chung,4 Susan Hills,1 Matthew J. Kuehnert,4 Paul Mead,1 Dana Meaney-Delman,5 Ingrid Rabe,1 Erin Staples,1 and Lyle R. Petersen1 1Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado; and 2Division of Reproductive Health, 3Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, 4Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, and 5National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia For >60 years, Zika virus (ZIKV) has been recognized as an arthropod-borne virus with Aedes species mosquitoes as the primary vector. However in the past 10 years, multiple alternative routes of ZIKV transmission have been identified. We review the availa- ble data on vector and non-vector-borne modes of transmission and interventions undertaken, to date, to reduce the risk of human XX infection through these routes. Although much has been learned during the outbreak in the Americas on the underlying mecha- Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/216/suppl_10/S875/4753669 by guest on 24 September 2021 nisms and pathogenesis of non-vector-borne ZIKV infections, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the relative incidence XXXX of, and risk from, these modes compared to mosquito transmission. Additional research is urgently needed on the risk, pathogenesis, and effectiveness of measures to mitigate non-vector-borne ZIKV transmission. Keywords. Zika virus; transmission modes; Aedes mosquitoes; pathogenesis. Since the initial isolation of Zika virus (ZIKV) in 1947 as part asymptomatic African residents, seroprevalences of anti-Zika of investigations by the Rockefeller Institute to characterize the antibodies as high as 26% have been observed in Angola [2] yellow fever transmission cycle and its identification the follow- A recent study examining blood samples collected over 20 years ing year in canopy-dwelling Aedes africanus mosquitoes [1], from 3 distinct cohorts of clinic patients showed that 5%–8% ZIKV has been recognized as an arthropod-borne virus (arbo- had serologic evidence of past Zika virus infection by immu- virus). Since then, multiple confirmed, probable, and poten- noglobulin M (IgM) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay tial secondary modes of transmission have been identified. In (ELISA) [3]. However, it cannot be definitely determined to this article, we review the available data on known and possi- what extent this exposure resulted from sylvatic vs urban trans- ble transmission modes of ZIKV and preventive measures to mission and to what extent serologic cross-reactivity influenced reduce the risk of human-to-human spread. the results. In recent years, as the virus has spread to the Pacific Islands and the Americas, the urban transmission cycle has MOSQUITO TRANSMISSION accounted for hundreds of thousands of recorded cases. Epidemiology Biology and Pathophysiology In Africa, ZIKV circulates in a sylvatic transmission cycle Several mosquito species primarily belonging to the Aedes involving nonhuman primates (NHPs) and forest-dwelling (Stegomyia), Aedes (Diceromyia), and Aedes (Fredwardsius) Aedes species mosquitoes. As with yellow fever, human expo- subgenera, including Aedes africanus, Aedes luteocephalus, sure to ZIKV may occur from mosquitoes participating in this Aedes furcifer, and Aedes vittatus, are likely enzootic vectors sylvatic transmission cycle. In Asia, no evidence exists for a in Africa [4–7]. Little is known about the epidemiology and sylvatic transmission cycle, but surveillance for sylvatic arbo- potential animal reservoirs for ZIKV in Africa. Serological evi- viruses is lacking in that region. In addition, ZIKV joins yel- dence of Zika virus exposure in NHPs has been observed in low fever, chikungunya, and dengue viruses as a select group of several sub-Saharan countries including the Central African emerging arboviruses capable of sustained transmission in an Republic, Ethiopia, Gabon, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda [8]. urban human–mosquito–human transmission cycle. A recent study indicated that up to 16% of some populations of The extent of viral transmission to humans that results from wild African green monkeys and baboons have been exposed exposure to the sylvatic transmission cycle has not been well to ZIKV, even in areas where ZIKV infections in humans have defined, in part because of lack of surveillance as well as sero- not been observed [9]. While evidence indicates that NHPs play logic cross-reactivity with other circulating flaviviruses. In a critical role in viral transmission in Africa, serological inves- tigations demonstrating antibodies against Zika virus in many Correspondence: C. J. Gregory, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease animal species raise questions about the relative importance of Control and Prevention, 3156 Rampart Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80521 ([email protected]). other animal species [10]. Limited data exist as to the level of The Journal of Infectious Diseases® 2017;216(S10):S875–83 host competence present in NHPs during natural infection, but Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2017. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US. viremia levels in experimental NHP models of infection have DOI:10.1093/infdis/jix396 been in a range compatible with the ability to infect a feeding Zika Transmission Modes • JID 2017:216 (Suppl 10) • S875 mosquito for other flaviviruses [11]. Modeling work is support- mosquito testing identified ZIKV infections only in Ae. albop- ive of the potential to establish sylvatic ZIKV transmission in a ictus [31]. However, mosquito-borne transmission has not been wide range of potential settings [12]. detected in areas of the United States and Europe endemic for Aedes aegypti has been linked with nearly all known urban Ae. albopictus but not Ae. aegypti despite the influx of thou- Zika virus outbreaks, although two other Aedes (Stegomyia) sands of infected travelers returning to those areas from areas species, Aedes hensilli and Aedes polynesiensis, were thought of ongoing transmission in 2016. Vector competence studies for to be vectors in outbreaks in Yap State, Federated States of Ae. albopictus have yielded mixed results, demonstrating high Micronesia [13] and in French Polynesia [14], respectively. [32], medium [33, 34], or low competence for ZIKV [21, 23]. Aedes aegypti is widely distributed throughout the tropical and Differing conditions used in these studies including the source subtropical world. In the United States, Aedes aegypti is endemic and treatment of the ZIKV used, the mosquito populations throughout Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands and in parts employed, and route of infection (artificial blood meals vs feed- of the contiguous United States and Hawaii [15, 16]. Despite ing on viremic animals) likely explain at least some of the vari- the presence of Ae. aegypti in many areas of the contiguous ability in these results. As Ae. albopictus does not live in such Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/216/suppl_10/S875/4753669 by guest on 24 September 2021 United States, as of April 2017, autochthonous mosquito-borne close proximity to humans as Ae. aegypti and does not prefer- transmission has only occurred in Florida and southern Texas, entially feed on humans, it is thought to have a lower inherent which suggests that other unknown factors greatly influence vectorial capacity than Ae. aegypti. The potential role of Culex transmission. This finding is consistent with a similar restricted mosquitoes as ZIKV vectors has been debated [35]. One study transmission range observed in the contiguous United States for suggested Culex quinquefasciatus as a competent vector [36]; dengue virus, another flavivirus also transmitted by Ae. aegypti however, many other studies have failed to demonstrate vector [17, 18]. Investigations of dengue outbreaks in the continental competence of Culex pipiens [25, 37–39], Cx. quinquefasciatus United States have indicated that socioeconomic and infra- [25, 33, 39–41], and Culex tarsalis [25]. structure factors such as the use of air-conditioning is associ- ated with lower levels of infection [17, 19]. Knowledge Gaps and Future Research Directions Despite its association with outbreaks, studies examining Little is known about the enzootic transmission cycles for ZIKV. competency of Ae. aegypti to transmit ZIKV, usually deter- Particular areas of future emphasis include further definition of mined by a high proportion of infected mosquitoes with infec- the enzootic cycle in Africa and its impact on human infection tious saliva following ingestion of an infected blood meal, have incidence, determining whether an enzootic transmission cycle yielded mixed results. Some studies have demonstrated high exists in Asia, and whether an enzootic transmission cycle will competency [20], others low competency [5, 21], and yet oth- develop in the Americas. Although inoculation of a large num- ers variable competency depending on the geographic origin of ber of North American animal species failed to find any that the Ae. aegypti tested, Zika viral strain, or mode of mosquito developed sufficient viremia to implicate them as a potential res- infection [22–24]. Two studies suggested higher vector compe- ervoir species [10], further
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