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Evidence of habitat structuring Aedes albopictus populations in Réunion Island.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Delatte Hélène, Toty Céline, Boyer Sébastien, Bouetard Anthony, Bastien Fanny, Fontenille Didier
Abstract excerpt
Arbovirus vector dynamics and spread are influenced by climatic, environmental and geographic factors. Major Chikungunya and Dengue fever outbreaks occurring the last 10 years have coincided with the expansion of the mosquito vector Aedes albopictus to nearly all the continents. We characterized the ecological (larval development sites, population dynamics, insemination and daily survival rates) and genetic...
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