Age-structured vectorial capacity reveals timing, not magnitude of within-mosquito dynamics is critical for arbovirus fitness assessment

Age-structured vectorial capacity reveals timing, not magnitude of within-mosquito dynamics is critical for arbovirus fitness assessment

Abstract Background Transmission dynamics of arboviruses like Zika virus are often evaluated by vector competence (the proportion of infectious vectors given exposure) and the extrinsic incubation period (EIP, the time it takes for a vector to become infectious), but vector age is another critical d...

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Main Authors: E. Handly Mayton, A. Ryan Tramonte, Helen J. Wearing, Rebecca C. Christofferson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Extrinsic incubation period
EIP
Vector competence
Aedes aegypti
Vectorial capacity
Zika
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04181-4

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