Kading Rebekah C, Schountz Tony
Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Nov 2;95(5):993-996. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0625. Epub 2016 Sep 19.
Understanding the vector and nonhuman vertebrate species contributing to Zika virus (ZIKAV) transmission is critical to understanding the ecology of this emerging arbovirus and its potential to establish in new geographic areas. This minireview summarizes what is known regarding the association of bats with flaviviruses (Flaviviridae: Flavivirus) with a particular emphasis on the potential role of bats in the sylvatic transmission of ZIKAV. Key research directions that remain to be addressed are also discussed.
了解促成寨卡病毒（ZIKAV）传播的媒介和非人类脊椎动物物种，对于理解这种新兴虫媒病毒的生态学及其在新地理区域定殖的潜力至关重要。本综述总结了关于蝙蝠与黄病毒（黄病毒科：黄病毒属）关联的已知信息，特别强调了蝙蝠在寨卡病毒丛林传播中的潜在作用。还讨论了有待解决的关键研究方向。
