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Molecular evidence for new sympatric cryptic species of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in China: A new threat from Aedes albopictus subgroup?
Parasites & vectors - 4 Apr 2018
Guo Yuyan, Song Zhangyao, Luo Lei, Wang Qingmin, Zhou Guofa, Yang Dizi, Zhong Daibin, Zheng Xueli
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BACKGROUND: Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) is an indigenous species and the predominant vector of dengue fever in China. Understanding of genetic diversity and structure of the mosquito would facilitate dengue prevention and vector control. Sympatric cryptic species have been identified in the Ae. albopictus subgroup in Southeast Asia; however, little is known about the presence and distribution of cryptic...
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