Genetic lineages in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Peru

The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti was introduced in Peru in 1852 and was considered to be eradicated in 1958. In 2001, Ae. aegypti had been recorded in 15 out of 24 Peruvian Departments. Peru has great ecological differences between the east and west sides of Andes. Because of this, we conside...

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Main Authors: André Luis da Costa-da-Silva, Margareth Lara Capurro, José Eduardo Bracco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2005-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000600007&lng=en&tlng=en