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The High Capacity of Brazilian Aedes aegypti Populations to Transmit a Locally Circulating Lineage of Chikungunya Virus.
Viruses - 9 Apr 2024
de Freitas Amanda, Rezende Fernanda, de Mendonça Silvana, Baldon Lívia, Silva Emanuel, Ferreira Flávia, Almeida João, Amadou Siad, Marçal Bruno, Comini Sara, Rocha Marcele, Fritsch Hegger, Santos Ellen, Leite Thiago, Giovanetti Marta, Alcantara Luiz Carlos Junior, Moreira Luciano, Ferreira Alvaro
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The incidence of chikungunya has dramatically surged worldwide in recent decades, imposing an expanding burden on public health. In recent years, South America, particularly Brazil, has experienced outbreaks that have ravaged populations following the rapid dissemination of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which was first detected in 2014. The primary vector for CHIKV transmission is the urban mosquito species...
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