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Letter to the Editor

Could Zika virus emerge in Mainland China? Virus isolation from nature in Culex quinquefasciatus, 2016

Song SongQingdao University, Qingdao266071, China;State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, China
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Yuanyuan LiState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, China
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Shihong FuState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, China
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Hong LiuShandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, School of Life SciencesShandong University of Technology, Zibo255049, China
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Xiaolong LiState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, China
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Xiaoyan GaoState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, China
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Ziqian XuState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, China
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Guoping LiuCenter for Disease Control and Prevention of Shenyang Command, Shenyang110034, China
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Dingming WangGuizhou Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang550004, China
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Zhenzao TianGuizhou Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang550004, China
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Jingzhu ZhouGuizhou Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guiyang550004, China
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Ying HeState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, China
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Wenwen LeiState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, China
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Huanyu WangState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, China
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Bin WangQingdao University, Qingdao266071, China
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Xiaoqing LuQingdao University, Qingdao266071, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Guodong LiangState Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing102206, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Hangzhou310058, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 1-3 | Received 10 Jul 2017, Accepted 27 Aug 2017, Published online: 15 Jan 2019

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