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Insecticide resistance, fitness and susceptibility to Zika infection of an interbred Aedes aegypti population from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Parasites & vectors - 8 Jun 2020
Dos Santos Carlucio Rocha, de Melo Rodovalho Cynara, Jablonka Willy, Martins Ademir Jesus, Lima José Bento Pereira, Dos Santos Dias Luciana, da Silva Neto Mário Alberto Cardoso, Atella Georgia Correa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aedes aegypti is a vector of high relevance, since it transmits several arboviruses, including dengue, chikungunya and Zika. Studies on vector biology are usually conducted with laboratory strains presenting a divergent genetic composition from field populations. This may impair vector control policies that were based on laboratory observations employing only long maintained laboratory strains. In the...
Topics
- Aedes
- Animals
- Biological Assay
- Brazil
- Breeding
- Disease Susceptibility
- Female
- Genetic Fitness
- Genotype
- Insecticide Resistance