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Aedes aegypti SNAP and a calcium transporter ATPase influence dengue virus dissemination.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jun 2021
Marin-Lopez Alejandro, Jiang Junjun, Wang Yuchen, Cao Yongguo, MacNeil Tyler, Hastings Andrew K, Fikrig Erol
Abstract excerpt
Dengue virus (DENV) is a flavivirus that causes marked human morbidity and mortality worldwide, and is transmitted to humans by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Habitat expansion of Aedes, mainly due to climate change and increasing overlap between urban and wild habitats, places nearly half of the world's population at risk for DENV infection. After a bloodmeal from a DENV-infected host, the virus enters the mosquito...
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