The phrase "as a primary vector" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing the main means or method through which something occurs or is transmitted.
Example: "The virus spreads as a primary vector through respiratory droplets."
Alternatives: "as a main conduit" or "as a key channel".
During the last 6 years, the urban cycle has tended to play an increasing role in CHIKV transmission in Central Africa [11], bringing into question the participation of urban Aedes sp. such as Aedes aegypti or the recently discovered Aedes albopictus as a primary vector.
An. gambiae is also known as a primary vector of the alphavirus O'nyong-yong.
I. spinipalpis, which occurred on woodrats, deer mice, squirrels, and chipmunks, functions as a primary vector for B. bissettii in a woodrat enzootic cycle (16 ), and Neotoma mexicana and I. spinipalpis have an enzootic cycle in Colorado for A. phagocytophilum.
Finally, there is some evidence that transmission reductions with ITN and IRS scale-up may be dampened where exophilic An. arabiensis is a primary vector, 44 as in Malawi.
An. funestus is a primary vector of human malaria, but, as an experimental system, lags significantly in the availability of research data and scientific resources.
The mosquito Aedes aegypti is a primary vector for transmission of a number of arboviruses such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya viruses that infect tens of millions of people in tropical and subtropical regions around the globe every year.
It's a primary vector for ambivalent and paternalistic sexism's cultural sanction and enforcement by women.
A primary vector of dengue fever, for example, is the Aedes genus of mosquito.
Recent research has debunked the long-held belief that Dugas was a primary vector for HIV in the United States.
For example, An. minimus s.l. is associated with slow-moving streams [37] as is the primary vector in Sri Lanka, An. culifacies which breeds in river bed pools [36].
The data suggests there is a strong argument to be made that CEOs need to listen more closely to technical officers who have experienced a breach and have identified identity as a primary attack vector.
