Vector competence and innate immune responses to dengue virus infection in selected laboratory and field‐collected Stegomyia aegypti (= Aedes aegypti )

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Control of dengue virus (DenV) transmission, primarily based on strategies to reduce populations of the principle vector Stegomya aegypti (= Aedes aegypti) (Diptera: Culicidae), is difficult to sustain over time. Other potential strategies aim to manipulate characteristics such as vector competence (VC), the innate capacity of the vector to transmit the virus. Previous studies have identified genetic factors,...

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