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At the Origin of a Worldwide Invasion: Unraveling the Genetic Makeup of the Caribbean Bridgehead Populations of the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Jan 2018
Sherpa Stéphanie, Rioux Delphine, Goindin Daniella, Fouque Florence, François Olivier, Després Laurence
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Human-driven global environmental changes have considerably increased the risk of biological invasions, especially the spread of human parasites and their vectors. Among exotic species that have major impacts on public health, the dengue fever mosquito Aedes aegypti originating from Africa has spread worldwide during the last three centuries. Although considerable progress has been recently made in understanding...
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