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Female-specific flightless phenotype for mosquito control.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 9 Mar 2010
Fu Guoliang, Lees Rosemary S, Nimmo Derric, Aw Diane, Jin Li, Gray Pam, Berendonk Thomas U, White-Cooper Helen, Scaife Sarah, Kim Phuc Hoang, Marinotti Osvaldo, Jasinskiene Nijole, James Anthony A, Alphey Luke
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Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever are increasing public health problems with an estimated 50-100 million new infections each year. Aedes aegypti is the major vector of dengue viruses in its range and control of this mosquito would reduce significantly human morbidity and mortality. Present mosq...
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