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Determination of Species Identity and Genetic Diversity of Aedes aegypti and Other Medically Important Mosquitoes of India Using DNA Barcoding.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 7 Aug 2024
Nath Amol, Gangopadhayya Abhranil, Ghuge Onkar, Kumar Surendra, Ramdasi Ashwini, Karlekar Sanjay, Sudeep Anakkathil B, Lole Kavita S
Abstract excerpt
Aedes aegypti-borne viruses (i.e., dengue, chikungunya, and Zika) have become endemic to India, posing a severe threat to public health. Vector control remains the mainstay of disease management due to nonavailability of licensed vaccines/therapeutics. Conventional morpho-taxonomical methods cannot differentiate between closely related sibling species or species complexes, and hence we evaluated two molecular...
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