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Aedes aegypti vectorial capacity is determined by the infecting genotype of dengue virus.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Nov 2006
Anderson Justin R, Rico-Hesse Rebeca
Abstract excerpt
Dengue viruses causing severe, hemorrhagic disease have displaced less virulent strains in the Americas during the past three decades. The American (AM) genotype of dengue serotype 2 has been endemic in the Western Hemisphere and South Pacific, causing outbreaks of dengue fever (DF), but has not been linked to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). The Southeast Asian (SEA) genotype of dengue was introduced into this...
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