Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes
The absence of urban yellow fever virus (YFV) in Bolivian cities has been attributed to the lack of competent urban mosquito vectors. Experiments with Aedes aegypti from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, demonstrated infection (100%), dissemination (20%), and transmission of a Bolivian YVF strain (CENETROP-322).
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| author | John-Paul Mutebi Alberto Gianella Amelia Travassos da Rosa Robert B. Tesh Alan D. T. Barrett Stephen Higgs |
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| description | The absence of urban yellow fever virus (YFV) in Bolivian cities has been attributed to the lack of competent urban mosquito vectors. Experiments with Aedes aegypti from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, demonstrated infection (100%), dissemination (20%), and transmission of a Bolivian YVF strain (CENETROP-322). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0f34494d94de47adb607781c83c0443a2025-08-19T22:06:21ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-09-011091657166010.3201/eid1009.031124Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti MosquitoesJohn-Paul MutebiAlberto GianellaAmelia Travassos da RosaRobert B. TeshAlan D. T. BarrettStephen HiggsThe absence of urban yellow fever virus (YFV) in Bolivian cities has been attributed to the lack of competent urban mosquito vectors. Experiments with Aedes aegypti from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, demonstrated infection (100%), dissemination (20%), and transmission of a Bolivian YVF strain (CENETROP-322).https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/03-1124_articleyellow fever virusAedes aegyptimosquitoarbovirusvector-borne diseasedispatch |
| spellingShingle | John-Paul Mutebi Alberto Gianella Amelia Travassos da Rosa Robert B. Tesh Alan D. T. Barrett Stephen Higgs Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes yellow fever virus Aedes aegypti mosquito arbovirus vector-borne disease dispatch |
| title | Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes |
| title_full | Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes |
| title_fullStr | Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes |
| title_short | Yellow Fever Virus Infectivity for Bolivian Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes |
| title_sort | yellow fever virus infectivity for bolivian aedes aegypti mosquitoes |
| topic | yellow fever virus Aedes aegypti mosquito arbovirus vector-borne disease dispatch |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/03-1124_article |
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