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Geographic and temporal genetic patterns of Aedes aegypti populations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH - 1 Aug 2006
da Costa-Ribeiro Magda C V, Lourenço-de-Oliveira Ricardo, Failloux Anna-Bella
Abstract excerpt
Rio de Janeiro is considered as the most important entry point for dengue viruses in Brazil. Using isoenzyme markers, we investigated the genetic structure of the mosquito vector Aedes aegypti sampled at three-month intervals in 14 districts in Rio de Janeiro from December 2002 to December 2003. We detected high levels of genetic differentiation (i.e. high F(ST) values and significant P values), which tended to...
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