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Mitogenome diversity of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus: Detection of multiple introduction events in Portugal.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Sept 2020
Zé-Zé Líbia, Borges Vítor, Osório Hugo Costa, Machado Jorge, Gomes João Paulo, Alves Maria João
Abstract excerpt
Aedes albopictus, along with Ae. aegypti, are key arbovirus vectors that have been expanding their geographic range over the last decades. In 2017, Ae. albopictus was detected for the first time at two distinct locations in Portugal. In order to understand how the Ae. albopictus populations recently introduced in Portugal are genetically related and which is their likely route of invasion, we performed an...
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