Natural vertical transmission by Stegomyia albopicta as dengue vector in Brazil Transmissão vertical natural de Stegomyia albopicta como vetor de dengue no Brasil

The mosquito Stegomyia albopicta is among the most important arbovirus vectors in the world, particularly for Dengue viruses. Their natural history suggests that biologically these viruses are highly adapted to their mosquito hosts and they were most likely mosquito viruses prior to becoming adapted...

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Main Authors: AB. Cecílio, ES. Campanelli, KPR. Souza, LB. Figueiredo, MC. Resende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2009-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842009000100015