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Vector competence of Aedes aegypti and Aedes vittatus (Diptera: Culicidae) from Senegal and Cape Verde archipelago for West African lineages of chikungunya virus.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Sept 2014
Diagne Cheikh T, Faye Oumar, Guerbois Mathilde, Knight Rachel, Diallo Diawo, Faye Ousmane, Ba Yamar, Dia Ibrahima, Faye Ousmane, Weaver Scott C, Sall Amadou A, Diallo Mawlouth
Abstract excerpt
To assess the risk of emergence of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in West Africa, vector competence of wild-type, urban, and non-urban Aedes aegypti and Ae. vittatus from Senegal and Cape Verde for CHIKV was investigated. Mosquitoes were fed orally with CHIKV isolates from mosquitoes (ArD30237), bats (CS13-288), and humans (HD180738). After 5, 10, and 15 days of incubation following an infectious blood meal, presence...
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