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Aedes aegypti in Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam): susceptibility to dengue 2 virus and genetic differentiation.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Jan 2000
Tran K T, Vazeille-Falcoz M, Mousson L, Tran H H, Rodhain F, Ngugen T H, Failloux A B
Abstract excerpt
Aedes aegypti is the principal vector of dengue viruses, responsible for a viral infection that has become a major public health concern in Asia. In Viet Nam, dengue haemorrhagic fever was first detected in the 1960s and is now a leading cause of death in childhood. We studied the variability in competence of Ae. aegypti as a vector for dengue 2 virus and genetic differentiation in this mosquito species. Twenty...
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