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Investigations of dengue-2 susceptibility and body size among Aedes aegypti populations.
Medical and veterinary entomology - 1 Dec 2007
Schneider J R, Mori A, Romero-Severson J, Chadee D D, Severson D W
Abstract excerpt
The mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) is the primary global vector for dengue virus (DENV), yet considerable genetic variation exists among populations in terms of its competence to vector DENV. Variability in adult body size has also been observed among various mosquito populations and several studies have reported a relationship between body size and arbovirus dissemination, although most of...
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