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Morphology and taxonomic status of Aedes aegypti populations across Senegal.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Diouf Babacar, Dia Ibrahima, Sene Ndeye Marie, Ndiaye El Hadji, Diallo Mawlouth, Diallo Diawo
Abstract excerpt
Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of dengue, Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya viruses to humans. In Africa, two subspecies, Ae. aegypti aegypti (Aaa) and Ae. aegypti formosus (Aaf) have been described. Until very recently, it was considered that the two forms were sympatric in East Africa and that only Aaf was present in Central and West Africa. However, recent data suggests that Aaa was also common in...
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