Article
Vector competence of Aedes aegypti populations from Senegal for sylvatic and epidemic dengue 2 virus isolated in West Africa.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 May 2008
Diallo Mawlouth, Ba Yamar, Faye Ousmane, Soumare Mouhamadou Lamine, Dia Ibrahima, Sall Amadou Alpha
Abstract excerpt
Vector competence of Aedes aegypti populations from six locations in different bioclimatic zones and habitats of Senegal was assessed for sylvatic (ArD 140875) and epidemic (ArA 6894) dengue 2 virus (DENV-2) isolates. F1 generation mosquitoes were fed with a blood meal containing 10(6.5) and 1.6 x 10(7) tissue culture infectious dose (TCID50) of the sylvatic DENV-2 isolate or 10(6.5) TCID50 of the epidemic...
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