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Fine-scale population genetic structure of dengue mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti, in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 May 2020
Carvajal Thaddeus M, Ogishi Kohei, Yaegeshi Sakiko, Hernandez Lara Fides T, Viacrusis Katherine M, Ho Howell T, Amalin Divina M, Watanabe Kozo
Abstract excerpt
Dengue is a highly endemic disease in Southeast Asia and is transmitted primarily by the mosquito, Aedes aegypti. The National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines, or Metropolitan Manila, is a highly urbanized area that is greatly affected by this arboviral disease. Urbanization has been shown to increase the dispersal of this mosquito vector. For this reason, we conducted a fine-scale population genetic...
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