First evidence of dengue virus infection in wild caught mosquitoes during an outbreak in Assam, Northeast India

First evidence of dengue virus infection in wild caught mosquitoes during an outbreak in Assam, Northeast India

Background & objectives: Dengue is one of the major public health problems worldwide, transmitted mainly by Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have led to an increase in vector population in Northeastern states of India. In 2013, Guwahati, the c...

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Main Authors: Prafulla Dutta, Siraj Ahmed Khan, Sumi Chetry, Vas Dev, Chandra Kanta Sarmah, Jagadish Mahanta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti ; Ae. albopictus; dengue; NS1-ELISA; RT-PCR; TOT
Online Access:http://www.mrcindia.orgjournal/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2015;volume=52;issue=4;spage=293;epage=298;aulast=Dutta

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