Tracing the tiger: population genetics provides valuable insights into the Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus invasion of the Australasian Region.

Tracing the tiger: population genetics provides valuable insights into the Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus invasion of the Australasian Region.

BACKGROUND:The range of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus is expanding globally, raising the threat of emerging and re-emerging arbovirus transmission risks including dengue and chikungunya. Its detection in Papua New Guinea's (PNG) southern Fly River coastal region in 1988 and 1992 pla...

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Main Authors: Nigel W Beebe, Luke Ambrose, Lydia A Hill, Joseph B Davis, George Hapgood, Robert D Cooper, Richard C Russell, Scott A Ritchie, Lisa J Reimer, Neil F Lobo, Din Syafruddin, Andrew F van den Hurk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3738475?pdf=render

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