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Transmission risk of two chikungunya lineages by invasive mosquito vectors from Florida and the Dominican Republic
27 Jul 2017
Abstract excerpt
Between 2014 and 2016 more than 3,800 imported human cases of chikungunya fever in Florida highlight the high risk for local transmission. To examine the potential for sustained local transmission of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in Florida we tested whether local populations of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus show differences in susceptibility to infection and transmission to two emergent lineages of CHIKV,...
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