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Vector competence of Italian Aedes albopictus populations for the chikungunya virus (E1-226V)
19 Apr 2018
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BACKGROUND: Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an emerging arbovirus, belonging to the Togaviridae family, Alphavirus genus, transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes. Since 2007, two different CHIKV strains (E1-226A and E1-226V) have been responsible for outbreaks in European countries, including Italy, sustained by Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. FINDINGS: In this study, we assessed the susceptibility to the CHIKV E1-226V,...
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