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Genetic divergence in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes potentially associated with enhanced capacity for arbovirus transmission.
BMC biology - 8 Jul 2026
Wang Xiaodi, Bozic Jovana, Tarimo Brian B, Stenn Tanise M S, McCollum Miles T, Carrillo Juliana, Buckner Eva A, Nyasembe Vincent O, Ngasala Billy, Dinglasan Rhoel R, Collier Travis C, Caragata Eric P, Lee Yoosook, Mathias Derrick K
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BACKGROUND: Aedes aegypti is the most important mosquito vector of arboviruses worldwide, originating on islands of the southwest Indian Ocean before spreading to Africa and, more recently, the Americas and Asia. Migration out of Africa was enabled by the evolution of behaviors that increased human-vector contact, and as Ae. aegypti became more domesticated, arboviral competence may have also increased. Here we...
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