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INFECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF DENGUE VIRUS TYPE 2 IN AEDES AEGYPTI, AEDES ALBOPICTUS, AND AEDES SCUTELLARIS FROM THE TORRES STRAIT, AUSTRALIA
1 Dec 2007
Abstract excerpt
To determine their relative roles in transmission of dengue virus (DENV) in the Torres Strait region of northern Australia, we examined infection and dissemination of a sympatric strain of dengue virus type 2 (DENV-2) in Aedes scutellaris, Ae. albopictus, and Ae. aegypti. In experiments using membrane feeders for virus exposure, infection rates were 83% and 43% for Ae. scutellaris and Ae. aegypti, respectively....
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