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Genetic differentiation of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the major dengue vector in Brazil.
Journal of medical entomology - 1 Jul 2003
Ayres C F J, Melo-Santos M A V, Solé-Cava A M, Furtado A F
Abstract excerpt
In 2000, Brazil reported 180,137 cases of dengue, approximately 80% of the total in the Americas. However, little is known about gene flow among the vector populations in Brazil. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used to study the genetic structure of Aedes aegypti in 15 populations from five states, with a range extending 2,800 km. An analysis of 47 polymorphic RAPD loci estimated gene flow at the...
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