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Spatial-temporal distribution of chikungunya virus in Brazil: a review on the circulating viral genotypes and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus as a potential vector.
Frontiers in public health - 1 Jan 2024
Resck Maria Eduarda Barreto, Câmara Daniel Cardoso Portela, Dos Santos Flávia Barreto, Dos Santos Jefferson Pereira Caldas, Alto Barry Wilmer, Honório Nildimar Alves
Abstract excerpt
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is mainly transmitted by the invasive mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. However, genetic adaptations of the virus to the peri domestic mosquito vector Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus has resulted in enhanced vector competence and associated epidemics and may contribute to further geographic expansion of CHIKV. However, evidence-based data on...
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