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Population genetic characterization of (Aedes albopictus) mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Yangtze River Basin of China based on rDNA-ITS2.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2023
Ma Zu, Xing Dan, Liu Qing, Gao Jian, Wang Ge, Li Chunxiao, Guo Xiaoxia, Jiang Yuting, Zhao Teng, Zhou Xinyu, Zhang Hengduan, Zhao Tongyan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aedes albopictus is an important vector of many mosquito-borne viral diseases, including dengue fever and Zika. In recent years, it has spread and colonized tropical, subtropical and temperate regions worldwide. Monitoring of Ae. albopictus population dynamics is an important tool for early warning of mosquito-borne infections. Because the genetic diversity and genetic structure of natural populations...
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