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The queenslandensis and the type Form of the Dengue Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti L.) Are Genomically Indistinguishable.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Nov 2016
Rašić Gordana, Filipović Igor, Callahan Ashley G, Stanford Darren, Chan Abigail, Lam-Phua Sai Gek, Tan Cheong Huat, Hoffmann Ary Anthony
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) is a major vector of viral diseases like dengue fever, Zika and chikungunya. Aedes aegypti exhibits high morphological and behavioral variation, some of which is thought to be of epidemiological significance. Globally distributed domestic Ae. aegypti have often been grouped into (i) the very pale variety queenslandensis and (ii) the type form. Because the two color...
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