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Topic: Virology 2016-05-04
Difficulty: Easy
Author:  Marc Couturier, Medical Director of Parasitology/Fecal Testing, Infectious Disease Rapid Testing, and Microbial Immunology, Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Utah Department of Pathology
Question Type: Multiple Possible Answers
Please Select ALL Correct Answers

A significant amount of attention has been given to Zika virus in the international news recently due to the large outbreak in central and south America that began in 2015.  This has drawn further attention to the changing epidemiology of vector-borne diseases, especially viruses.  With the emerging nature of many of these viruses in the Americas, the specifics about testing modalities and recommendations can be an ever-evolving subject and often not amenable to questions on a service such as Microbiology Question of the Day.   So today’s question will focus on some of the basics of several arthropod-borne viruses found in the Americas.
 
Which of the following viruses have been detected in Aedes mosquitos? [select ALL correct answers]
chikungunya virus
dengue virus
Zika virus
yellow fever virus
West Nile virus

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