Figures & data
Zika virus strains used in this study
Infection rate (a), dissemination rate (b) and transmission rate (c) at 6, 9, 14, and 21 days post-infection. The number of positive mosquitoes are indicated above each bar plot. Significant differences are indicated by asterisks (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; and ***p < 0.001). The bars indicate the 95% confidence interval for each ZIKV strain. NT indicates that females were not tested for this analysis point
![Fig. 1 Infection, dissemination, and transmission of Aedes aegypti from New Caledonia with ZIKV belonging to the Asian lineage (Pacific and American clades).Infection rate (a), dissemination rate (b) and transmission rate (c) at 6, 9, 14, and 21 days post-infection. The number of positive mosquitoes are indicated above each bar plot. Significant differences are indicated by asterisks (*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; and ***p < 0.001). The bars indicate the 95% confidence interval for each ZIKV strain. NT indicates that females were not tested for this analysis point](/cms/asset/2d6504bb-41d3-46d4-b6d4-747758e11296/temi_a_12040073_f0001_ob.png)
Infection rate (a), dissemination rate (b) and transmission rate (c) at 6, 9, 14, and 21 days post-infection. The number of positive mosquitoes are indicated above each bar plot. Significant differences are indicated by asterisks (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001). The bars indicate the 95% confidence interval for each ZIKV strain. NT indicates that females were not tested for this analysis point
![Fig. 2 Infection, dissemination and transmission of Aedes aegypti from New Caledonia with ZIKV belonging to the African lineageInfection rate (a), dissemination rate (b) and transmission rate (c) at 6, 9, 14, and 21 days post-infection. The number of positive mosquitoes are indicated above each bar plot. Significant differences are indicated by asterisks (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001). The bars indicate the 95% confidence interval for each ZIKV strain. NT indicates that females were not tested for this analysis point](/cms/asset/ff09ea11-6e2e-41e9-8f90-3e0a018fc850/temi_a_12040073_f0002_ob.png)
a Transmission efficiency of ZIKV by NC Ae. aegypti at 6, 9, 14, and 21 days post-infection. The number of positive mosquitoes are indicated above each bar plot. Significant differences are indicated by asterisks (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001), in red for differences with the strain AF-1947-MR766 and in orange for the differences with the strain AF-1991-HD78788. b Saliva viral loads of each ZIKV strain at 6, 9, 14, and 21 days post-infection. The bars indicate the confidence interval of the mean for each ZIKV strain
![Fig. 3 Comparison of ZIKV strain transmission by Aedes aegypti from New Caledonia.a Transmission efficiency of ZIKV by NC Ae. aegypti at 6, 9, 14, and 21 days post-infection. The number of positive mosquitoes are indicated above each bar plot. Significant differences are indicated by asterisks (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001), in red for differences with the strain AF-1947-MR766 and in orange for the differences with the strain AF-1991-HD78788. b Saliva viral loads of each ZIKV strain at 6, 9, 14, and 21 days post-infection. The bars indicate the confidence interval of the mean for each ZIKV strain](/cms/asset/e304198b-815c-4e09-a993-507b5d827e92/temi_a_12040073_f0003_ob.png)