Screening of Dengue Virus in Field-Caught <i>Aedes aegypti</i> and <i>Aedes albopictus</i> (Diptera: Culicidae) by One-Step SYBR Green-Based Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay During 2004–2007 in Southern Taiwan

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We carried out virological surveillance of dengue virus (DENV) in field-caught Aedes mosquitoes during 2004-2007 to estimate the monthly prevalence of infected females in dengue high-risk areas of Taiwan. A total of 92,892 Aedes aegypti (43,133 females and 49,759 males) and 79,315 Aedes albopictus (57,319 females and 21,996 males) adults were collected, grouped into 25,654 pools, and processed for virus detection...

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