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Estimating the magnitude and direction of altered arbovirus transmission due to viral phenotype.
PloS one - 27 Jan 2011
Christofferson Rebecca C, Mores Christopher N
Abstract excerpt
Vectorial capacity is a measure of the transmission potential of a vector borne pathogen within a susceptible population. Vector competence, a component of the vectorial capacity equation, is the ability of an arthropod to transmit an infectious agent following exposure to that agent. Comparisons of arbovirus strain-specific vector competence estimates have been used to support observed or hypothesized...
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