Insecticide resistance, fitness and susceptibility to Zika infection of an interbred Aedes aegypti population from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Insecticide resistance, fitness and susceptibility to Zika infection of an interbred Aedes aegypti population from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract Background Aedes aegypti is a vector of high relevance, since it transmits several arboviruses, including dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Studies on vector biology are usually conducted with laboratory strains presenting a divergent genetic composition from field populations. This may impair...

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Main Authors: Carlucio Rocha dos Santos, Cynara de Melo Rodovalho, Willy Jablonka, Ademir Jesus Martins, José Bento Pereira Lima, Luciana dos Santos Dias, Mário Alberto Cardoso da Silva Neto, Georgia Correa Atella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Aedes aegypti
Mosquito
Insecticide resistance
Fitness
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-04166-3

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