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Genetic lineages in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Peru.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Oct 2005
da Costa-da-Silva André Luis, Capurro Margareth Lara, Bracco José Eduardo
Abstract excerpt
The yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti was introduced in Peru in 1852 and was considered to be eradicated in 1958. In 2001, Ae. aegypti had been recorded in 15 out of 24 Peruvian Departments. Peru has great ecological differences between the east and west sides of Andes. Because of this, we consider that Ae. aegypti populations of both east and west sides can have a genetically distinct population structure. In...
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