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Probing functional polymorphisms in the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti.
BMC genomics - 29 Oct 2013
Bonizzoni Mariangela, Britton Monica, Marinotti Osvaldo, Dunn William Augustine, Fass Joseph, James Anthony A
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BACKGROUND: Dengue is the most prevalent arboviral disease world-wide and its primary vector is the mosquito Aedes aegypti. The current lack of commercially-available vaccines makes control of vector populations the only effective strategy to prevent dengue transmission. Aedes aegypti geographic populations exhibit great variability in insecticide resistance and susceptibility to dengue infection. The...
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