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Natural Infection of Aedes aegypti by Chikungunya and Dengue type 2 Virus in a Transition Area of North-Northeast Brazil.
Viruses - 5 Dec 2019
Aragão Carine Fortes, Pinheiro Valéria Cristina Soares, Nunes Neto Joaquim Pinto, Silva Eliana Vieira Pinto da, Pereira Glennda Juscely Galvão, Nascimento Bruna Laís Sena do, Castro Karoline da Silva, Maia Ariadne Mendonça, Catete Clistenes Pamplona, Martins Lívia Carício, Tadei Wanderli Pedro, Silva Sandro Patroca da, Cruz Ana Cecília Ribeiro
Abstract excerpt
Dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika are diseases caused by viruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. In Brazil, the number of human infections is high, but few studies are performed in mosquito vectors. This study aimed to investigate the presence of Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya viruses in Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus from the municipalities of Alto Alegre, Caxias, Codó, and São Mateus do...
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