Vector competence in West African Aedes aegypti Is Flavivirus species and genotype dependent.

Vector competence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes is a quantitative genetic trait that varies among geographic locations and among different flavivirus species and genotypes within species. The subspecies Ae. aegypti formosus, found mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, is considered to be refractory to both de...

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Main Authors: Laura B Dickson, Irma Sanchez-Vargas, Massamba Sylla, Karen Fleming, William C Black
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4183443?pdf=render